Melchizedek
Sign in to saveIn the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of (often translated as "God Most High"). He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram (Abraham), following the Battle of the Vale of Siddim and Abram's subsequent rescue of the captives and plunder taken in the battle, and in Psalm 110:4.
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Melchizedek was an ancient king and priest of Salem who appears in the Hebrew Bible, most notably in Genesis where he blesses Abraham with bread and wine after Abraham's military victory. He is considered significant in biblical tradition partly because he is also referenced in Psalm 110:4, giving him a presence across multiple scriptural texts.
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- Detail from Abraham and Melchizedek by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, 1668
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- Name
- Hebrew Tanakh
- Genesis 14
- Tithe recipient
- Psalm 110
- Samaritan Pentateuch
- New Testament
- In Judaism
- Hasmonean dynasty
- Late Hellenistic Judaism
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Torah commentaries
- In rabbinic literature
- Transition of the Priesthood
- Midrash text
- In the Zohar
- In Christianity
- Association with the Messiah
- Liturgical commemoration
- Protestantism
- Latter Day Saint movement
- In Islam
- In modern culture
- See also
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In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of (often translated as "God Most High"). He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram (Abraham), following the Battle of the Vale of Siddim and Abram's subsequent rescue of the captives and plunder taken in the battle, and in Psalm 110:4.
In Christianity, according to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ is identified as "High priest forever in the order of Melchizedek", and so Jesus assumes the role of High Priest once and for all. Chazalic literature – specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud – presents his name () as a nickname for Shem.