Psalm 76:2
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2 His abode has been established in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.(A)
Genesis 14:18
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18 And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was priest of God Most High.[a](A)
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- 14.18 Heb El Elyon
Isaiah 12:6
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6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, O royal[a] Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”(A)
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- 12.6 Or O inhabitant of
Psalm 132:13-14
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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion;
he has desired it for his habitation:(A)
14 “This is my resting place forever;
here I will reside, for I have desired it.
Hebrews 7:1-2
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The Priestly Order of Melchizedek
7 This “Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him,”(A) 2 and to him Abraham apportioned “one-tenth of everything.” His name, in the first place, means “king of righteousness”; next, he is also king of Salem, that is, “king of peace.”
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Lamentations 2:6
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6 He has broken down his booth like a garden;
he has destroyed his tabernacle;
the Lord has abolished in Zion
festival and Sabbath
and in his fierce indignation has spurned
king and priest.(A)
Psalm 27:5
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5 For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.(A)
Psalm 9:11
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11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion.
Declare his deeds among the peoples.(A)
2 Chronicles 6:6
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6 but I have chosen Jerusalem in order that my name may be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.’(A)
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