For if the divine word spoken by angels held good, if transgression and disobedience met with due punishment in every case,

For Melchizedek, the king of Salem, a priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham on his return from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him ??2 who had a tenth part of everything assigned him by Abraham ??this Melchizedek is primarily a king of righteousness (that is the meaning of his name); then, besides that, king of Salem (which means, king of peace).

for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.