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Melchizedek
[ mel-kiz-i-dek ]
noun
- a priest and king of Salem. Genesis 14:18.
- the higher order of priests in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Melchizedek
/ mɛlˈkɪzəˌdɛk /
noun
- Old Testament the priest-king of Salem who blessed Abraham (Genesis 14:18–19) and was taken as a prototype of Christ's priesthood (Hebrews 7) Douay spellingMelchisedech
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Melchizedek1
Ultimately from Hebrew Malkīṣedek “My king is righteousness,” or “My king is (the deity) Sedek”
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Example Sentences
Melchizedek was an Old Testament king who also appears in the Book of Mormon.
From The Daily Beast
And Melchizedek is here declared to be “a great man,” “assimilated unto the Son of God.”
From Project Gutenberg
For this signal act of heroism Abram was blessed by Melchizedek, in the name of their common lord the most high God.
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Abraham, bearing the whole Aaronic hierarchy potentially within him, defers to Melchizedek as to his greater.
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For Melchizedek suddenly appears on the scene, and as suddenly vanishes, never to return.
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For the central thought of the passage is the endless duration of the priesthood of Melchizedek.
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