Genesis 14:18 meaning and explanation

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—

Genesis 14:18, Berean Standard Bible

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Abram has just rescued Lot and the goods of Sodom from Chedorlaomer's coalition. As he returns, Melchizedek, king of Salem, comes out to meet him, and the narrator pauses to identify him: he was priest of God Most High, the same title Abram uses in verse 22.

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