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and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.” Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.(A)

See how great he is! Even[a] Abraham the patriarch gave him a tenth of the spoils.(B)

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  1. 7.4 Other ancient authorities lack Even