Righteous Melchizedek, king of Salem
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English - May 22, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute - 557 KB - ★★★★★ - 134 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Spirituality orthodox christian greek russian antiochian serbian romanian byzantine lectionary saints Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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He was a "priest of the most high God" (Genesis 14:18-20), who blessed our Forefather Abraham and "brought forth bread and wine," prefiguring the Holy Eucharist, centuries before the Law was given to Moses or Christ became incarnate. The Epistle to the Hebrews (ch. 7) reveals Melchizedek, the Priest-King, to be a type of Christ.