Christ Is Superior to Melchizedek 1 Melchizedek was king of
Salem and priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham and
blessed him when Abraham was returning from defeating the kings.
2 Abraham gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything he had
captured. In the first place, Melchizedek’s name means king of
righteousness. He is also called king of Salem (which means king
of peace). 3 No one knows anything about Melchizedek’s father,
mother, or ancestors. No one knows when he was born or when he
died. Like the Son of God, Melchizedek continues to be a priest
forever. 4 You can see how important Melchizedek was. Abraham
gave him a tenth of what he had captured, even though Abraham
was the father of the chosen people. 5 Moses’ Teachings say that
members of the tribe of Levi who become priests must receive a
tenth of everything from the people. The priests collect it from
their own people, Abraham’s descendants. 6 Although Melchizedek
was not from the tribe of Levi, he received a tenth of
everything from Abraham. Then M