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 brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, as well as the women and the other people. 17Now after he returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (this is the King’s Valley). Then Melechizedek , king of Salem, brought out bread and wine—he was a priest of El Elyon. 19He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by El Elyon, Creator of heaven and earth, 20and blessed be El Elyon, Who gave over your enemies Into your hand.” Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:18 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Melchizedekמַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶקmalkîy-tsedeq · MelchizedekH4442
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Salemשָׁלֵםshâlêm · SalemH8004
• brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• of the most highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · (LORD) Most HighH5945
• Godאֵל'êl · El (Most High)H410

Cross-references for Genesis 14:18

• Psalms 76:2In Judah God is known. In Israel His Name is great.
• Hebrews 7:1For this Melechizedek was king of Salem, kohen of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,
• Matthew 26:26Now while they were eating, Yeshua took matzah ; and after He offered the bracha, He broke and gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
• Galatians 6:10Therefore, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good toward all—especially those who belong to the household of faith.
• Psalms 110:4Adonai has sworn, and will not change His mind: “You are a Kohen forever according to the order of Melechizedek .”
• Hebrews 5:6And He says in a different passage, “You are a kohen forever, according to the order of Melechizedek .”
• Hebrews 6:20Yeshua has entered there as a forerunner on our behalf, having become Kohen Gadol “forever, according to the order of Melechizedek .”
• Ruth 3:10“May you be blessed by Adonai, my daughter!” he replied. “You have made the latter act of loyalty greater than the first, by not running after the young men, whether rich or poor.
• 2 Samuel 2:5So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “Blessed are you of Adonai for showing this kindness to Saul your lord, by burying him.
• Psalms 7:17His mischief will turn on his own head. His violence will boomerang on his crown.
• Psalms 50:14Offer God a sacrifice of thank offerings, then fulfill your vows to Elyon.
• Psalms 57:2Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I take refuge, until destruction passes by.
• Micah 6:6With what shall I come before Adonai? With what shall I bow myself before God on high? Shall I present Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
• Acts 7:48However, Elyon does not dwell in man-made houses. As the prophet says,
• Acts 16:17Following after Paul and us, she kept shouting, saying, “These men are servants of El Elyon, 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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• 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