08/18/2026
CONG BIBLE STUDY: ABRAHAM MEETS MELCHIZEDEK
Following his victory over a coalition of kings, Abraham met Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of the Most High God.
Genesis 14:17-18 notes that after defeating Chedorlaomer, the 2 men met at the Low Plain of Shaveh. This would be near ancient Salem (early Jerusalem), adjacent to the area of the later royal and Levitical sites.
Melchizedek, serving as both king of Salem and priest of Jehovah (God Most High), brought out bread and wine to bless Abraham. In return, Abraham gave him a tenth of everything.
This encounter as a foreshadowing or type of the everlasting kingship and priesthood of Jesus Christ under God’s arrangement
Noah’s son, Shem, from the pre-flood era, was alive during the time of Abraham and is suggested to have been Melchizedek.
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