Hebrews 7:6

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Summary

Hebrews 7:6

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

Descent

Hebrews 7:3

Had

General references

Leviticus 27:30

Joshua 22:6

Mark 7:20

Bible References

Descent

He has no father, mother, or genealogy, no birth date recorded for him, nor a date of death. Like the Son of God, he continues to be a priest forever.

Had

For when God made his promise to Abraham, he swore an oath by himself, since he had no one greater to swear by.

All these people died having faith. They did not receive the things that were promised, yet they saw them in the distant future and welcomed them, acknowledging that they were strangers and foreigners on earth.

I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.

After Lot had separated from Abram, the LORD told Abram, "Look off to the north, south, east, and west from where you're living,

"Look, I've made a covenant with you. You will be the father of many nations.

I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in heaven and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the gates of their enemies.

You are the descendants of the prophets and the heirs of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he told Abraham, "Through your descendant all the families of the earth will be blessed.'

For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the Law, but through the righteousness produced by faith.

who are Israelis. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the worship, and the promises.

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. It doesn't say "descendants," referring to many, but "your descendant," referring to one person, who is the Messiah.

General references

"Any tithes of the land from grain grown on the land or from fruit grown on the trees belong to the LORD. They are sacred to the LORD.

That's how Joshua blessed them. Then he sent them on their way and they returned to their tents.

Then he continued, "It's what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean,