For surely he doth not help angels, but he helpeth the offspring of Abraham.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

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,

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,

Consider now how great this man was, to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the spoils.

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;

but he whose descent is not reckoned from them took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him who had the promises.

And so to speak, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham;

By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go forth to a place which he was afterward to receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he was going.

By faith Abraham, when tried, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was offering up his onlybegotten son,