Hebrews 7:1-10 - The Greatness Of Melchizedek
1 For this man Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham as he was coming back from the defeat of the kings, and put his blessing on him, 2 to whom Abraham contributed a tenth of all his spoils, who first of all, in accordance with the meaning of his name, is king of righteousness, and then king of Salem, which means king of peace; 3 with no father, no mother, no ancestry; no beginning to his days, no end to his life, but, like the Son of God, as priest continues on and on with no successor.
4 Now see how great this man must have been that even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of his spoils. 5 And those of the descendants of Levi who accept the priesthood are authorized by the law to collect a tenth from the people; that is, from their own brothers, though they have sprung from Abraham. 6 But in this case, the man whose ancestry is not traced from them collected a tenth from Abraham, and put his blessing on the man who had the promises from God. 7 Now beyond any contradiction, it is always the inferior that is blessed by the superior. 8 In the one case, mortal men collect the tenth, in the other, one who, as the witness states, lives on. 9 And I might almost say, Levi too, who now collects the tenth, through Abraham paid the tenth, 10 for he was a vital part of his forefather though yet unborn, when Melchizedek met him.