Melchizedek
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In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon. He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram, following the Battle of the Va
Detail from Abraham and Melchizedek by Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, 1668
Middle Eastern land distribution demonstrating the land of Canaan governed by Cham
An image of Melchizedek painted onto the altar side near the Royal Doors at Libotin wooden church, Maramureș County, Romania
Battle of Siddim
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The Battle of the Vale of Siddim, also often called the War of Nine Kings or the Slaughter of Chedorlaomer, is an event reported in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Genesis, portrayed as taking place during
Melchizedek
…translated as "God Most High"). He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram (Abraham), following the Battle of the Vale of Siddim and Abram's subsequent rescue of the captives and plunder taken in the battle, and in Psalm 110:4. In Christianity, according to the Epistle to the…
Abram Makes the Enemies Flee Who Hold His Nephew (1613 etching by Antonio Tempesta at the National Gallery of Art)
Melchizedek blessing Abram (1897 illustration by Charles Foster)