Elyon pronunciation7/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Some textual critics classify the narration as not being derived from any of the usual pentateuchal sources. And he blessed him, and said, 'Blessed be Abram to the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand'. The narrative of Genesis 14 is part of the larger story telling how Abram returns from defeating king Chedorlaomer and meets with Bera the king of Sodom, at which point:Īnd Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Parallel theophoric names, with Sedeq replaced by Yahu, are those of Malchijah and Adonijah, both biblical characters placed in the time of David. The name is formed in parallel with Adoni-ṣedeq אדני־צדק, also a king of Salem, mentioned in Joshua 10:1–3, where the element malik ("king") is replaced by adon ("lord"). Mainstream scholarly understanding of these names ("My King is Righteousness" and "My Lord is Righteousness" respectively) is that they refer to the concept of righteousness and not to a god. Cargill has recently argued in favour of that etymology. : 58 The latter, however, is often dismissed, although Robert R. With the addition of the hiriq compaginis ( -ī) indicating the archaic construct form, malk-ī means "king of", so that the name literally translates to "king of righteousness" or "my king is Zedek", indicating that he worshipped Zedek, a Canaanite deity worshipped in pre-Israelite Jerusalem. The name is composed from the two elements: melek(h), "king", and ṣedeq, which means either "righteousness" or the proper name " Zedek". The Authorised King James Version of 1611 renders the name "Melchizedek" when translating from the Hebrew, and "Melchisedec" in the New Testament. In the majority of Masoretic Hebrew texts the name is written as two words, Malki-ṣedeq מלכי־צדק,rendered in one word in both the Septuagint ( Μελχισεδέκ) and Vulgate ( Melchisedech). : 56–60 An Ugaritic reference older than 12th century BCE to a god named Ṣaduq ("righteousness") has also been found, a possible forerunner of Sydyk being included in personal names. It has also been conjectured that the suffix Zedek may have been or become a reference to a Canaanite deity worshipped in pre-Israelite Jerusalem. Joseph Blenkinsopp has suggested that the story of Melchizedek is an informal insertion into the Genesis narration, possibly inserted in order to give validity to the priesthood and tithes connected with the Second Temple. Chazalic literature – specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud – presents his name מלכי־צדק)) as a nickname for Shem. In Christianity, according to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ is identified as "High priest forever in the order of Melchizedek", and so Jesus assumes the role of High Priest once and for all. He is first mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and then blesses Abram and El Elyon. In the Bible, Melchizedek ( / m ɛ l ˈ k ɪ z ə d ɛ k/, Biblical Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק, romanized: malkī-ṣeḏeq, "king of righteousness" or "my king is righteousness"), also transliterated Melchisedech or Malki Tzedek, was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon (often translated as "most high God"). ![]()
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