King of Righteousness, King of Peace.

Hebrews 7:1-10 ESV  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,  [2]  and to him Abraham apportioned a tenth part of everything. He is first, by translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, that is, king of peace.  [3]  He is without father or mother or genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God he continues a priest forever.  [4]  See how great this man was to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils!  [5]  And those descendants of Levi who receive the priestly office have a commandment in the law to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, though these also are descended from Abraham.  [6]  But this man who does not have his descent from them received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.  [7]  It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior.  [8]  In the one case tithes are received by mortal men, but in the other case, by one of whom it is testified that he lives.  [9]  One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,  [10]  for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him.

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