For truly He did not take the nature of angels, but He took hold of the seed of Abraham.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no greater, He swore by Himself,

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him.

To him Abraham also gave a tenth of all. He was first by interpretation king of righteousness, and after that also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

Now consider how great this man was, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

And truly they who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priest, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the Law, that is, from their brothers, though they come out of the loins of Abraham.

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

And if I may say so, Levi, also, who receives tithes, paid tithes in Abraham.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out into a place which he was afterward going to receive for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he went.

By faith Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. And he who had received the promises offered up his only-begotten son,