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Genesis 14:18

Genesis 14:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

king: Psalms 76:2; Hebrews 7:1-2

bread: Matthew 26:26-29; Galatians 6:10

the priest: Psalms 110:4; Hebrews 5:6, Hebrews 5:10, Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 7:1, Hebrews 7:3, Hebrews 7:10-22

the most: Ruth 3:10; 2 Samuel 2:5; Psalms 7:17, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 57:2; Micah 6:6; Acts 7:48, Acts 16:17

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