For indeed He taketh not hold of angels to save them, but of the seed of Abraham.

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

For this Melchisedec, 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 divided the tenth of all his spoils; being in the first place, by interpretation of his name, king of righteousness, and moreover king of Salem, which is king of peace;

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

And those indeed of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment according to the law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, though they came out of the loins of Abraham:

but he, whose pedigree is not reckoned among them, took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

And (as one may say) even Levi, who receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham:

By faith Abraham when called to go out to a place which he was afterwards to receive for an inheritance obeyed: and went out, though he knew not whither he was going.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he who had received the promises, offered up his only son;