¹⁷ And the king of Sodom ^(A)went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the ^(B)King’s Valley), ^(C)after his return from the ^[a]defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

Abram and Melchizedek^(D)

¹⁸ Then ^(E)Melchizedek king of Salem brought out ^(F)bread and wine; he was ^(G)the priest of ^(H)God Most High. ¹⁹ And he blessed him and said:

The Son Was Faithful

3 Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus,

¹⁰ called by God as High Priest ^(A)“according to the order of Melchizedek,”

¹¹ of whom ^(A)we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become ^(B)dull of hearing.