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Unlike the Levitical priesthood, the priesthood of Melchizedek is not based upon genealogical descent of his mother and father...Nor like the levitical priesthood with a biological age limit for service, per the Mosaic law.But in Hebrews 7:3 it reads , Without father , without mother , without genealogy , having no beginning of days , nor end of
of life , means it is CHRIST !!
dan p
But in Hebrews 7:3 it reads , Without father , without mother , without genealogy , having no beginning of days , nor end of
of life , means it is CHRIST !!
dan p
No, it doesn't.But in Hebrews 7:3 it reads , Without father , without mother , without genealogy , having no beginning of days , nor end of
of life , means it is CHRIST !!
I agree. Christ can simply mean anointed one. Priests, prophets and kings were anointed ones.No, it doesn't.
Hebrews 7:1 says that Melchizedek was king of Salem - Jerusalem - and a priest of God. Verse 3 says that he resembles the Son of God, not that he WAS the Son of God. And the OT quote was, "you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek", Psalm 110:4.
No, it doesn't.
Hebrews 7:1 says that Melchizedek was king of Salem - Jerusalem - and a priest of God. Verse 3 says that he resembles the Son of God, not that he WAS the Son of God. And the OT quote was, "you are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek", Psalm 110:4.
There are several books referenced in the Bible which no longer exist. Jasher is an example of an ancient work which has since been lost.
Are you personally Ethiopian Orthodox?
I think Melchizedek is another name for Shem. I think he was still alive at the time of Abraham's meeting with Melchizedek.This strange miraculous birth story for Melchizedek is part of an interest in the King of Salem (Salem - Later to become known as Jerusalem) first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 14:18.
But in Hebrews 7:3 it reads , Without father , without mother , without genealogy , having no beginning of days , nor end of
of life , means it is CHRIST !!
dan p
I think Melchizedek is another name for Shem. I think he was still alive at the time of Abraham's meeting with Melchizedek.
Genesis 5:32 After Noah was five hundred years old, Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 9:18 The sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.
Genesis 9:26 He also said, “Blessed by the Lord my God be Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.
Genesis 11:10 These are the descendants of Shem. When Shem was one hundred years old, he became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood;
Genesis 11:11 and Shem lived after the birth of Arpachshad five hundred years, and had other sons and daughters.
Shem lived 600 years. He lived in Canaan which is where Salem/Jerusalem is located.
Genesis 14:18-20 And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High. He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” And Abram gave him one-tenth of everything.
Genesis 25:7 This is the length of Abraham’s life, one hundred seventy-five years.
I doubt that.I think Melchizedek is another name for Shem. I think he was still alive at the time of Abraham's meeting with Melchizedek.
It could simply mean that the author of Hebrews did not personally know Melchizedek's lineage.This is an old rabbinic opinion actually. A number of ancient rabbis believed that Melchizedek was merely a title, and that he was Shem, Noah's son. Though, of course, if this were the case, then the passage in Hebrews about Melchizedek's lack of lineage makes a lot less sense. It is precisely that we don't know his lineage that he is said to have no lineage, neither mother nor father; but we do have the lineage of Shem spelled out explicitly for us in the Bible. And we have Shem's descendants spelled out for us, as Abraham is called a direct descendant of Shem through his father Terah.
-CryptoLutheran
It could simply mean that the author of Hebrews did not personally know Melchizedek's lineage.
The author of Genesis did know the precise lineage.
A Semite sometimes used a lot of words to explain his point: James 2:14-26
It can also mean that this was a Semite manner of speaking to show that the author of Hebrews did not personally know Melchizedek's lineage.I doubt that.
a) we are told that Melchizedek had no lineage, or beginning - but we know who Shem was and when he was born.
b) Shem's son was Arphaxad, who had Shelah when he was 35 then lived another 403 years. Shelah was 30 years old when his son, Eber, was born, then lived another 403 years. Eber lived for 464 years, his son, Peleg, lived for 239 years and so on - all the way down to Abraham, Genesis 11:10-26. Shem lived for 500 years after Arphaxad was born.
We can find out the truth after we die. I don't believe Melchizedek was Jesus. I think Melchizedek was a prototype of Jesus because he was both priest and king and he offered bread and wine.But the author of Genesis, if they did know, doesn't tell us.
-CryptoLutheran
Genesis 11:10-26. I'm sorry; I'm not adding it all up.How many years are between Shem's and Abraham's births?
Agreed.I don't believe Melchizedek was Jesus. I think Melchizedek was an prototype of Jesus because he was both priest and king and he offered bread and wine.
We can find out the truth after we die.
I don't believe Melchizedek was Jesus. I think Melchizedek was an prototype of Jesus because he was both priest and king and he offered bread and wine.
Maybe.Genesis 11:10-26. I'm sorry; I'm not adding it all up.
Shem fathered Arphaxad, who fathered Shelah, who fathered Eber, who fathered Peleg, who fathered Reu, who fathered Serug, who fathered Nahor, who fathered Terah, who fathered Abram. Abram was 75 before he was even called by God, never mind when he met Melchizedek.
I'm pretty sure all that adds up to more than 500.
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