Melchizedek

In the Bible Melchizedek (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/, Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק‎, malkī-ṣeḏeq, "king of righteousness"; Amharic: መልከ ጼዴቅ, malkī-ṣeḏeq; Armenian: Մելքիսեդեք, Melkisetek) also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as "most high God"). He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20 where he brings out bread and wine and then blesses Abram and El Elyon. Chazalic literature — specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud — presents the name מלכי־צדק)) as a nickname title for Shem.

Melchizedek

In the Bible Melchizedek (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/, Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק‎, malkī-ṣeḏeq, "king of righteousness"; Amharic: መልከ ጼዴቅ, malkī-ṣeḏeq; Armenian: Մելքիսեդեք, Melkisetek) also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as "most high God"). He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20 where he brings out bread and wine and then blesses Abram and El Elyon. Chazalic literature — specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud — presents the name מלכי־צדק)) as a nickname title for Shem.