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A Formal Priestly Blessing
Commentators explain that this was not a casual greeting but a formal, official act. As a priest of God, Melchizedek blesses Abram from a position of spiritual superiority, which Abram acknowledges. This priestly blessing served to publicly confirm God's unique calling and divine favor upon Abram's life.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 14:1–24
18th Century
Theologian
- אמרפל 'amrāpel — Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk — Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי …
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 14:19
19th Century
Bishop
Possessor. — Literally, creator, or framer. It is a poetical word, as are also those for “delivered” and “enemie…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 14:19–20
19th Century
Preacher
And said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine en…
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John Calvin
On Genesis 14:19
16th Century
Theologian
And he blessed him. Unless these two parts of the sentence, ‘He was the priest of God,’ and ‘He blessed,’ cohere, Moses here relates nothi…
John Gill
On Genesis 14:19
17th Century
Pastor
And he blessed him
Melchizedek blessed Abram, which was one part of his office as a priest, to wish and pray for a b…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 14:17–20
17th Century
Minister
Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a m…