“Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram with these words: ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth …’ ...

Our Bible gives us many heroes, with ordinary names still in use today. Here is Adam, Aaron, Joshua, David, Benjamin, Micah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Paul. Any of these can be considered nowadays ...

A Facebook friend asked me about this mysterious figure: I'm curious: why did this man who is mentioned in two verses in Genesis and one in Psalms (which is then quoted in Hebrews) became such a big ...

Interestingly, Melchizedek suddenly appeared, not prefaced in the preceding verse: “After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet ...

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be ...

Melchizedek is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Bible—appearing briefly in Genesis, yet later interpreted as a priest, a king, and even a divine being. Who was he? This video explores his ...

This article examines the use of Melchizedek as an exemplar for kingship in the twelfth century, considering interpretations offered in the Norman Anonymous, Bernard of Clairvaux's de Consideratione ...