14 When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, (A)born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as (B)Dan. 15 And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 Then he brought back all the possessions, and also brought back his kinsman Lot (C)with his possessions, and the women and the people.

Abram Blessed by Melchizedek

17 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the (D)King's Valley). 18 And (E)Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was (F)priest of (G)God Most High.) 19 And he blessed him and said,

(H)“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
    (I)Possessor[a] of heaven and earth;
20 and blessed be God Most High,
    who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him (J)a tenth of everything.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:19 Or Creator; also verse 22

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