Melchizedek
a priest and king of Salem. Genesis 14:18.
the higher order of priests in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Melchizedek was an Old Testament king who also appears in the Book of Mormon.
And Melchizedek is here declared to be “a great man,” “assimilated unto the Son of God.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayFor this signal act of heroism Abram was blessed by Melchizedek, in the name of their common lord the most high God.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II | John LordAbraham, bearing the whole Aaronic hierarchy potentially within him, defers to Melchizedek as to his greater.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews | Handley C.G. MouleFor Melchizedek suddenly appears on the scene, and as suddenly vanishes, never to return.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles Edwards
For the central thought of the passage is the endless duration of the priesthood of Melchizedek.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for Melchizedek
/ (mɛlˈkɪzəˌdɛk) /
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 spelling: Melchisedech
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