Genesis 14
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Genesis 14:13-20

13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks1 of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty2 to Abram. 14And 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.

15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. 16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.

17After 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).

18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High3— 19and he blessed Abram and said:

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,Creator of heaven and earth,20and blessed be God Most High,who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 14:13 Or Terebinths or Great Trees ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 14:13 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 14:18 Hebrew El-Elyon; also in verses 19, 20, and 22; cited in Hebrews 7:1 ↩

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