Hebrews 7:2-4

Expanded Bible

² and Abraham ·gave [^Lapportioned/divided to] him a ·tenth [tithe] ·of everything he had brought back from the battle [^Lof everything]. First, Melchizedek’s name means “king of ·goodness [righteousness; justice],” and he is king of Salem [^Canother name for Jerusalem], which means “king of peace.” ³ ·No one knows who Melchizedek’s father or mother was [^L…without father, without mother], ·where he came from [^Lwithout genealogy], ·when he was born, or when he died [^Lhaving neither beginning of days, nor end of life; ^Csomething unstated was assumed not to exist]. Melchizedek is like the Son of God; he continues being a priest forever [^CMelchizedek’s unmentioned genealogy in Genesis is, by analogy, like Jesus’ eternal Sonship and priesthood].

⁴ You can see how great Melchizedek was. Abraham, the ·great father [patriarch], gave him a tenth of ·everything that he won in battle [the spoils/booty/plunder].