Interestingly, Melchizedek suddenly appeared, not prefaced in the preceding verse: “After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet ...

A Facebook friend asked me about this mysterious figure: I'm curious: why did this man who is mentioned in two verses in Genesis and one in Psalms (which is then quoted in Hebrews) became such a big ...

“Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram with these words: ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth …’ ...

Why is “behind the curtain” a key phrase? Within the Jerusalem temple, a heavy curtain separated humans from God, where God dwelt in the “Holy of Holies.” Once a year, on Yom Kippur, the high priest ...