Melchizedek is first mentioned in Genesis after Abraham returns from battle (Genesis 14:17-20). Melchizedek is a priest (before the priesthood was instituted) and Abraham gave him a tenth (tithe) of the goods he recovered.
Some believe Melchizedek is literally Jesus (remember that Jesus, as God, is eternal, existing before the world was created). Others see Melchizedek as a picture of Jesus (Hebrews 7:3).
Melchizedek is again mentioned in Psalm 110:4, with prominent references in Hebrews 5, 6, and 7, where he is called a high priest.
Key verse about Melchizedek: For it is declared: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek” (Hebrews 7:17, NIV).
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