and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything;
first, his name means king of righteousness,
then also, king of Salem,
meaning king of peace;
without father, mother, or genealogy,
having neither beginning of days nor end of life,
but resembling the Son of God(A)

remains a priest forever.

Now consider how great this man was—even Abraham the patriarch(B) gave a tenth of the plunder to him!

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