Bible verse
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
Genesis 14:18 · BSB
The verses around it, from Genesis 14.
14 And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
16 He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.
17 After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
18 Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
19 and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
KJV
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
ASV
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.
ERV
And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.
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