Hebrews 7:1-10 - The Greatness Of Melchizedek
1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all, who by interpretation is first King of righteousness, and then also was King of Salem, which is, King of peace, 3 without father, without mother, without record of descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life, but likened to the Son of God, remaineth a priest for ever.
4 Consider now how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils. 5 And those indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the office of the priesthood have a command to take tithes of the people by the Law, that is, of their brethren, though they have come out of the loins of Abraham; 6 but he whose descent is not reckoned from them took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises. 7 And beyond all contradiction the less is blessed by the greater. 8 And here indeed men that die receive tithes; but there he of whom it is testified that he liveth. 9 And so to speak, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham; 10 for he was yet in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.