Genesis 14:18

Genesis 14:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

Context of Genesis 14:18

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). Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High— 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.

Genesis 14:18 word by word

וּמַלְכִּי־צֶ֙דֶק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שָׁלֵ֔ם הוֹצִ֖יא לֶ֣חֶם וָיָ֑יִן וְה֥וּא כֹהֵ֖ן לְאֵ֥ל עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• Then Melchizedekמַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶקmalkîy-tsedeq · MelchizedekH4442
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Salemשָׁלֵםshâlêm · SalemH8004
• brought outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• since heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• was priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• of Godאֵל'êl · El (Most High)H410
• Most Highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · (LORD) Most HighH5945

Cross-references for Genesis 14:18

• Psalms 76:2His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
• Hebrews 7:1This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
• Matthew 26:26While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
• Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
• Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
• Ruth 3:10Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
• 2 Samuel 2:5So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
• Psalms 7:17I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
• Psalms 50:14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
• Psalms 57:2I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
• Micah 6:6With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
• Acts 7:48However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:
• Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Commentaries on Genesis 14:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And Melchizedek, king of Salem - A thousand idle stories have been told about this man, and a thousand idle conjectures spent on the subject of his short history given here and in Heb. vii. At present it is only necessary to state that he appears to have been as real a personage as Bera, Birsha, or Shinab, though we have no more of his genealogy than we have of theirs. Brought forth bread and wine - Certainly to refresh Abram and his men, exhausted with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the ́ Larissa or ́ Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, He 7:3, state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors. The silence of the Scriptures on this, is to raise our thoughts to Him, whose generation cannot be declared. Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram; and it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness.” This suggests the king of Salem was a righteous servant of God. He was probably a Jebusite priest and king. Later writers regarded him as a type of Christ, that is, a person who points forward to Christ (Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:1–19). Salem is the ancient name for Jerusalem (compare Psalm 76:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Melchizedek--This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consideration, particularly by the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, who seems to have been one of the few native princes, if not the only one, who knew and worshipped, "the most high God," whom Abram served. This king who was a type of the Saviour (He 7:1), came to bless God for the victory which had been won, and…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Most High
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• Fame
• Jerusalem

Commentaries on Genesis 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings