Genesis 14:17-24

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Melchizedek Blesses Abram

¹⁷ After Abram came back from defeating Chedorlaomer and his allies, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King’s Valley). ¹⁸ Then King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of El Elyon. ¹⁹ He blessed Abram, and said,

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.

²¹ The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and keep everything else for yourself.”

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I now raise my hand and solemnly swear to Yahweh El Elyon, maker of heaven and earth, ²³ that I won’t take a thread or a sandal strap. I won’t take anything that is yours so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ ²⁴ I won’t take one single thing except what my men have eaten. But let my allies Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”