Genesis · around about 2085 BC
Melchizedek Blesses Abram
Melchizedek Blesses Abram is recorded in Genesis and falls around about 2085 BC. Below is what happened, where it fits, and the full text.
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What happened
The priest-king Melchizedek brings bread and wine and blesses Abram, who gives him a tenth.
Where it fits on the timeline
Melchizedek blesses Abram on his return from rescuing Lot, before Isaac is born (Genesis 14:17-24; Genesis 21:1-7; Genesis 14:1-16).
The passage
Genesis 14:17-24
The king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth. Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all. The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.” Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth, that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ I will accept nothing from you except that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.”
Scripture references
Genesis 14:17-24
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