Melchizedek;
Priest of the most high G-D
and king of Salem!
 




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Abraham being blessed by Melchizedek!
Melchizedek;
Priest of the most high G-D
and king of Salem!

Inspired by Dominick Marotti; who started this study (Age 86)

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And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of G-d the Most High. And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of G-d Most High, Maker of Heaven and earth; and blessed be G-d the Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.' And he gave him a tenth of all. (Genesis 14:18-22)
 

Melchizedek; priest of the most high G-D!

 

Who was Melchizedek?

 

Salem...

 

The first mention of the city of Jerusalem

 

The king of Salem

    ......The appointed one...
    ......Patriarchal rule...
    ......Melchizedek king of Salem; Priest of G-d the Most High; he blessed  Abraham...
  Noah and his 'after' flood descendants/ Nations/ Cultures...
 

Mount Moriah...

 

Melchizedek -- a Type of Yeshua Messiah /Christ

  Important related pages
Related & Important studies/research:
Shem; Noah's son...
The list of Shem's descendants
  Melchizedek blesses Abram!

Melchizedek; priest of the most high G-D!

Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High, And he blessed him and said, Blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be Abram by God Most High, Possessor {and} Maker of heaven and earth, And blessed, praised, {and} glorified be God Most High, Who has given your foes into your hand! And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken]. And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons and keep the goods for yourself. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand {and} sworn to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor {and} Maker of Heaven and earth, (Genesis 14:18-22)

Who was Melchizedek? He was obviously a G-D-fearing man, for his name means “king of righteousness,” and "king of Salem" means “king of peace.” He was a “priest of G-D Most High (Hebrews 7:1-2). He recognized God as Creator of heaven and earth. What else is known about him? Four main theories have been suggested:

Who was Melchizedek 

(1) Melchizedek was a respected king of that region (Salem). Abram was simply showing him the respect he deserved.
(2) The name Melchizedek may have been a standing title for all the kings of Salem.
(3) Melchizedek was a type of
Yeshua Messiah/Christ (Hebrews 7:3). A type is an Old Testament event or teaching that is so closely related to what Yeshua Messiah/Christ did that it illustrates a lesson about Yeshua Messiah/Christ.
(4) Melchizedek was the appearance on earth of the pre-incarnate Yeshua Messiah/Christ in a temporary bodily form!?

Melchizedek; priest of the most high G-D,  Genesis 14:18,  was Shem,  Noah’s Oldest son. Genesis 10:21, Shem was the `Rabbinical’ teacher of Eber’s family; origin of the spiritual use of the term, “Hebrew”, soon after the confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel.  Shem developed a school, then a city which gained the reputation of “Salem”, city of Peace. (Became later Yerushalaim / Jerusalem)

Abraham was 10th generation from Noah. Abraham was a Hebrew,  sixth  generation from Eber. Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek, Genesis 14:20 while Noah was still alive, and Shem was 429 years old, 329 years after the Flood.  Shem lived another 70 years. The term “Hebrew” comes from the name of the fourth descendant of Noah,   Eber,  meaning - with verbal vowels - “crossing over to the other side.” - a spiritual transformation by the Holy Spirit which enables the human soul to interact with Angels in the spirit realm!   

This ‘New Birth” experience was not limited to any family; Moses found a wife amongst the daughters of the   “Priest of Midian  who was a Hebrew,  a great great grandson of Abraham’s 2nd wife,  Ketura, by one of her many sons,  Midian.  Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, was also called, Reuel. Exodus  2:18 & 3:1, meaning, ”His Excellency”!

Shem lived 500 years after the Flood. Shem became King of "Salem" just before Noah died. Eber outlived Abraham, (Genesis 11:16, 17)  Abraham lived 175 years; his father, Terah lived 265 years!   (Genesis 11 & 12;  25:7)

Linguistics Hebrew was the language of Abraham’s father, and above mentioned Patriarchs who were still living. Descendants of Shem are called “Semites”. Semites who obtained a personal relationship with the Heavenly Father and His Holy Spirit Angels are called, `Hebrews.’!

Several Bible teachers think there were over 2 billion people on the Earth before the Flood, and many tribal languages besides the original spoken by Adam & Eve, &  developed literatures, which Noah brought on the Ark. Shem and Noah spoke Hebrew, amongst other languages. Prophecy was not limited to the Hebrews. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole Earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of him who is right with G-D. So, it is likely that Noah had writings and maps on the Ark!

Reconciliation / Priesthood / Individual, Personal responsibility to make things right with G-D. Genesis 4:7 - G-D spoke directly with Cain before the Flood, and told him that he shall rule over the devil {sin}.  Yeshua/ Jesus Christ told His Disciples they would receive power over all the power of the enemy! 

As tribes grew into nations the rulers had to make sacrifices to the “Higher Powers”,  thereby acting as religious leaders and priests. When the citizens hear and obey the voice of G-D, they will demand that the king be righteous. Melchizedek means king of righteousness.

Yeshua/ Jesus Christ was fore- ordained to rule the world as King of Kings; this is His inheritance from the Creator for dying to take away the sin/guilt of all G-D’s fallen and rebellious servants.  G-D was in Yeshua/ Jesus Christ reconciling the world unto Himself. The rebellious Angels are on probation until the Great White Throne judgment. (Revelation)

In the New Testament, the religious group called `Sadducees’ considered themselves to be `just’ and `right’ because they kept the physical liturgy of the religion; but they were `materialists’ and failed to recognize the moving of the Spirit of G-D in mercy and compassion! The phrase, “Spirit of G-D” could refer to any person in the G-D-head, or to any chosen Angel on assignment from G-D, or even to the neuter gender {in Greek} of precise force to work at G-D’s command.

Over the millennia, there have been different names for Jerusalem in different languages.

Several Jewish midrashim say that "Jerusalem has 70 names". Lists have been compiled of 72 different Hebrew names for Jerusalem in Jewish Scripture

Salem...

Language

Name

Translit.

Variant

Translit.

Meaning

Biblical Greek

Σαλήμ

Salēm

Σόλυμα

Solyma

"Peace"

Biblical Latin

Salem

Arabic

ساليم

Sālīm

Tiberian Hebrew

שָׁלֵם

Šālēm

Standard Hebrew

שָׁלֵם

Šalem

"Whole", "Complete"

Scriptural Hebrew ירושלם Yerushalaim probably "Heritage of Shalem" or "Heritage of the Complete"

In the Book of Genesis, Salem or Shalem is the name of the place of which Melchizedek is king. Genesis 14:18 has מלכי־צדק מלך שלם ... כהן לאל עליון׃ The KJV renders this as "Melchizedek king of Salem ... the priest of the most high G-D (El Elyon)." The Hebrew root שלם š-l-m means "whole, complete" in the idiomatic sense of "at peace".

That the name Salem refers to Jerusalem is evidenced by Psalms 76:2 which uses "Salem" as a parallel for "Zion", the citadel of Jerusalem. Similarly the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews equates Salem with Jerusalem and the same identification is made by Josephus and the Aramaic Targums.

In the Amarna letters, Urušalim is used for Jerusalem and is recognized as being a cognate of Hebrew Ir Shalem - city of Salem

The first mention of the city of Jerusalem...

The first mention of the city of Jerusalem is in the Egyptian Execration Texts of the 19th–18th centuries B.C.E. The name is spelled wš mm and was probably pronounced "rushalimum." In the Tell el-Amarna letters of the 14th century B.C.E., it is written Urusalim, and in Assyrian Ursalimmu (Sennacherib inscription). In the Bible it is usually spelled yrushlm and sometimes yrushlym (pronounced "Yerushalayim"). The city of Salem (Genesis14:18; Psalms 76:3) is evidently Jerusalem. The Greek Hierosolyma reflects the "holiness" (hieros, "holy") of the city. It seems that the original name was Irusalem, and the meaning of the two words composing it is "to found". The popular later midrashic explanation of the name Jerusalem as "foundation of peace (shalom)" is associated with the poetic appellations given to the city.

This city is mentioned 809 times in Scripture by this name, beginning with Joshua 10:1 and ending with Galatians 4:25.

It is God's chosen place for the capital of His eternal earthly kingdom under the Messiah! (2Chr. 6:6; 33:4; Isa. 2:1-4; 9:6-7; 44:26; 62:7; Jer. 17:25; Ezek. 43:7; 48:35; Joel 3:20; Zech. 14:1-21). Jerusalem will be the center of the battle of Armageddon (Zechariah 14; Revelation 19). Source: Dake's Annotated Reference Bible.

The king of Salem

Melchizedek or Malki Tzedek (from Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק mal-i édeq, literally "my king is righteous(ness)") is a priest mentioned during the Abram narrative in the 14th chapter of the Book of Genesis.

He is introduced as the king of Salem, and priest of El Elyon ("The highest G-D"). He brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram. Chazalic literature, specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud, presents the name (מלכי־צדק) as a nickname title for Shem, the son of Noah

Shem (Hebrew: שם, Modern Shem Tiberian Šēm ; Greek: Σημ Sēm; Arabic: سام Sām; Ge'ez: ሴም, Sēm; "renown; prosperity; name") was one of the sons of Noah in the Hebrew Bible as well as in Islamic literature. He is most popularly regarded as the eldest son, though some traditions regard him as the second son.

Genesis 10:21 refers to relative ages of Shem and his brother Japheth, but with sufficient ambiguity in each to have yielded different translations. The verse is translated in the KJV as "Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born.".

Genesis 11:10 records that Shem was still 100 years old at the birth of Arpachshad, (but nearly 101 - see Chronology note,) two years after the flood, making him barely 99 at the time the flood began; and that he lived for another 500 years after this, making his age at death 600 years!

The children of Shem; five sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram, in addition to daughters. Abraham, the patriarch of the Hebrews and Arabs, was one of the descendants of Arpachshad; so also from Shem & Noah!

According to some Jewish traditions (e.g., B. Talmud Nedarim 32b; Genesis Rabbah 46:7; Genesis Rabbah 56:10; Leviticus Rabbah 25:6; Numbers Rabbah 4:8.), Shem is believed to have been Melchizedek, King of Salem whom Abraham is recorded to have met after the battle of the four kings!

In a few of the many extra-biblical sources that describe him, Shem is also credited with killing Nimrod, son of Cush. Shem is mentioned in Genesis 5:32, 6:10; 7:13; 9:18,23,26-27; 10; 11:10; also in 1 Chronicles 1:4.

The 1st century historian Flavius Josephus, among many others, recounted the tradition that these five sons were the progenitors of the nations of Elam, Assyria, Syria, Chaldea, and Lydia, respectively.

The appointed one...

The name "Shem" as does the name "Seth", means :"The appointed one"! Before the Noah-flood, Seth was appointed the 'father' the godly, the Messianic line. After the flood, Shem was the appointed by G-D to carry on the Noahic Covenant and patriarchal authority as well as 'father' to the chosen Jewish race, and eventually, the Messiah Himself! We know from the Scripture and history that Noah and Shem were Godly men, particularly blessed of G-D! (Source: They came from Babel;  by S.A. Cranfill)

Patriarchal rule...

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Genesis 5:32) The government was patriarchal, meaning that the oldest mail was the ruler of the family or tribe and the 'Priest' of the household and the people. Patriarchy is the rules of the (ancient) fathers! (Source: They came from Babel;  by S.A. Cranfill)
Shem, the firstborn son of Noah, escaped the destruction of the earth by flood and joined his family in the ark (Genesis 2:20-27). After the flood, Shem covers his father's nakedness when he becomes intoxicated from his vineyard he plants. Shem had five sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram. Some rabbinic sources note that Shem is also King Melchizedek. The term Semite is linguistically related to the name Shem! (Sources: Bridger, David. Ed. The New Jewish Encyclopedia, NY: Behrman House, 1976; Navigating the Bible II)

Melchizedek king of Salem; Priest of G-d the Most High; he blessed  Abraham...

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of G-d the Most High. And he blessed him, and said: 'Blessed be Abram of G-d Most High, Maker of Heaven and earth; and blessed be G-d the Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand.' And he gave him a tenth of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.' And Abram said to the king of Sodom: 'I have lifted up my hand unto HaShem, G-d Most High, Maker of Heaven and earth, that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich; save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their portion.' (Genesis 14:18-24)

Noah and his 'after' flood descendants/ Nations/ Cultures...

Noah Æ

Comforter

Shem Æ

Appointed one

Jews

 

 

 

Middle Easterners

 

 

 

Asians

 

 

 

Japheth Æ

Enlarged

Celts

Germans

 

 

Medes

Slavs

 

 

Greeks

Asians

 

 

Ham Æ

Inflamed

Put

Mizraim

Cush

Canaan

(Libya)

(Egypt)

(Ethiopia) È

(Palestine)

 

 

Arabians - Nimrod (Babylon)

Mount Moriah...
is the name of the elongated north-south stretch of land lying between Kidron Valley and "Hagai" Valley, between Mount Zion to the west and the Mount of Olives to the east...

Mount Moriah

Moriah Area - The Hebrew name used for the archeological area visible today known in Arabic as "Haram As-Sharif' and whose average measurements are 300 by 500 meters.

Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man.  (In the Books of Josephus you will find more information)  Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram;  Melchizedek blessed Abram from G-D. He blessed G-D from Abram.

Jeru-salem...

Even prior to the conquest of the city of Jebus - which became the City of David, (1 Chronicles 11:4) - we know of the existence of Jerusalem from the record of Abraham's visit to Melchizedek there, recorded in Genesis Chapter 14. Although the original inhabitants were descendants of Noah's son Caanan, Melchizedek was both a priest and a king of "God Most High," in Jerusalem about 4 millennia ago. Melchizedek (his name means "king of righteousness") was a man to whom Abraham paid tithes, and he is a "type" of Yeshua/Jesus Christ as the believer's Great High Priest, (Psalm 110:4, Hebrews 5-7).
The northern area of the mountain's summit lay desolate for long after Zion's capture by David. It was in fact still the private property of Araunah, the city's former Jebusite king. For various reasons David did not confiscate the site but preferred to buy it from Auranah for full value: "So David paid Ornan [Auranah] for the site 600 shekels' worth of gold. And David built there an altar to the Lord and sacrificed burn offerings and offerings of well-being" (1 Chronicles 21:25, and a slightly different version at 2 Samuel 24:18-25).

Jewish connection

Jewish connection and veneration to the site stems from the fact that it contains the Foundation Stone which, according to the Talmud, was the spot from where the world was created and expanded into its current form. It was subsequently the Holy of Holies of the Temple, the Most Holy Place in Judaism  Jewish tradition names it as the location for a number of important events which occurred in the Bible, including the Binding of Isaac, Jacob's dream, and the prayer of Isaac and Rebekah. Similarly, when the Bible recounts that King David purchased a threshing floor owned by Araunah the Jebusite,  tradition locates it as being on this mount

Abraham's  sacrifice

The site of Abraham's intended sacrifice, and the mountain on which the Temple of Jerusalem was built. The best-known tradition related to Mount Moriah is the binding of Isaac for sacrifice by his father Abraham, related in Genesis 22.

Abraham's meeting with Melchizedek

In the course of time the mountain had acquired an aura of sanctity and he subject of many traditions. Indeed, its sacred status may date back to the early Canaanite period, when it perhaps was the cultic center of "El Elyon," G-D of Melchizedek, king of Salem: "And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest of G-D Most High [=El Elyon]. He blessed him, saying, Blessed be Abram of G-D Most High, creator of Heaven and earth" (Genesis 14:18).

Jacob's Dream"

The tradition of "Jacob's Dream" is also identified with Mount Moriah: "He came upon a certain place and stopped there for the night, for the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of that place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. He had a dream; a stairway was set on the ground and its top reached to the sky, and angels of G-D were going up and down on it. And the Lord was standing beside him... Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, ... "How awesome is this place! This is none other than the abode of G-D and that is the gateway to Heaven" (Genesis 28:10-18).

Two Jewish Temples; a Third and Final Temple

Ancient Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple Mount is a religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to Jewish tradition, it was from here that the world expanded into its present form and from where God gathered the dust used to create the first man, Adam. It was the place God chose to "dwell", hence the construction of two Jewish Temples at the site. Traditionally, it is believed that a Third and final Temple will also be located here. The Mount is considered the holiest site in Judaism and due to this, many Jews will not set foot on the Mount itself. 

Solomon's Temple

Solomon's Temple, famed for its sumptuous splendor, the Ark of the Covenant was placed within its confines. The sanctity of the site is reflected in the graphic description provided by the Book of Kings: "the priests came out of the sanctuary for the cloud had filled the House of the Lord and the priests were not able to remain and perform the service because of the cloud, for the Presence of the Lord filled the House of the Lord..." (1 Kings 8:11). 
Solomon built his palace in the "miloh" (infill) area which separated the summit of the mountain and the Temple from the city below.This was also a concrete expression of the Divine inspiration that was attributed to his kingship. Other palaces were also built nearby, such as the "House of the Forest of Lebanon" and the House of Pharaoh's Daughter. Solomon used dirt to fill in this east-west lateral rift, hence the area's name: "miloh" (infill), or Ophel , from a Hebrew word referring to the road that ascended to the Temple from the city which at that time was topographically lower.

City of David

The Jebusite "Zion" was situated on the southern slope of Mount Moriah, above the Gihon Spring. After King David captured the city he made it his capital and named it for himself: the "City of David."

Foundation Stone

This is perhaps the most colorful representation of the essential nature of the site which some would later claim was the "navel of the world". At the summit of Mount Moriah, traditionally, is the "Foundation Stone," the symbolic fundament of the world's creation, and reputedly the site of the Temple's Holy of Holies, the supreme embodiment of the relationship between G-D and the people of Israel. Upon the completion of King

Psalms Chapter 110

A Psalm of David. HaShem saith unto my lord: 'Sit thou at My right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.' The rod of Thy strength HaShem will send out of Zion: 'Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.' Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy warfare; in adornments of holiness, from the womb of the dawn, thine is the dew of thy youth. HaShem hath sworn, and will not repent: 'Thou art a priest for ever after the manner of Melchizedek.' The L-rd at thy right hand doth crush kings in the day of His wrath. He will judge among the nations; He filleth it with the dead bodies, He crusheth the head over a wide land. He will drink of the brook in the way; therefore will he lift up the head.

Holy of Holies
Temple's Holy of Holies, the supreme embodiment of the relationship between G-D and the people of Israel.
 















Behind the veil, the Holy of Holiest with the Ark of the covenant!


Melchizedek -- a Type of Yeshua Messiah /Christ

Yeshua  the better High PriestYeshua Messiah
The better High Priest!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus; by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh; And having an High priest over the house of G-D; (Hebrews 10:19-21)

Many unscriptural interpretations have been given about Melchizedek; but the simple facts of the Scripture give a clear understanding. The person, order and duration of the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthoods are contrasted. In His sacrificial work Yeshua Messiah/Christ followed the Aaronic which was merely the shadow of His sacrifice (Hebrews 8:1 -- 10:19). Melchizedek typifies Yeshua Messiah/Christ in seven ways:

1. Genealogy (Hebrews 7:3,6 compared with Micah 5:2)
2. Sacrifice (Genesis 14:18 compared with Luke. 22:14-30)
3. Endless priesthood (Psalms 110 compared with Heb. 5:10; 6:20; 7:3,17,21,23-28)
4. King-Priest (Heb. 7:1 compared with Zech. 6:12-13)
5. Greater than Abraham (Hebrew 7:4-8 compared with John. 8:55-59)
6. King of righteousness (Hebrew 7:2 compared with 1Cor.inthians1:30; Hebrews 1:8)
7. King of peace (Heb. 7:2 compared with Isa. 9:6)  

14:18 Melchizedek—This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consideration, particularly by the king of Sodom and by Melchizedek, who seems to have been one of the few native princes, if not the only one, who knew and worshiped “the most high G-D,” whom Abram served. Salem, Melchizedek’s city, is thought to have been Jerusalem (cf. Psalms76:2). This king, who was a type of the Savior/Messiah (Hebrews 7:1), came to bless God for the victory which had been won, and in the name of G-D to bless Abram, by whose arms it had been achieved—a pious acknowledgement which we should imitate on succeeding in any lawful enterprise.

14:19-20—Verses 14:19, a constitute a blessing on Abraham by the priest-king. he gave him tithes of all—Here is an evidence of Abram’s piety, as well as of his valor, for it was to a priest or official mediator between G-D and himself that Abram gave a tenth of the spoil—a token of his gratitude and in honor of a Divine ordinance (Proverbs 3:9). Abram’s act became a standard for Jacob (Genesis 28:21) and, subsequently, for the law (Leviticus 27:30-32; Numbers 18:24-28).

Shem; Noah's son...

Noah's son Shem, who was born 98 years before the flood, would live to be 600 years old, dying according to our calculations, in 1843 B.C., 152 years after the death of Noah, and 10 years after the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 11:11; 25:20). When Noah cursed Canaan, the son of Ham, he blessed Shem, and Shem was to be the "father" of the Jewish nation, through his son Arpachshad. Of the genealogies of the sons of Noah, only Shem's is recorded in detail, by name and year, as it meticulously traces the ancestry of Abraham!

Shem, as Seth before him, fathered the Godly line, the line of the promised Messiah. As implied by the Scripture and evidenced by tradition, Shem carried on his father's Godly leadership over the minority who remained faithful the the Truth! Because of the exercise of this Godly authority, Shem would become "the devil" of the pagan world!

Shem personally fought the idolatry of Nimrod. Idolatry was a problem with the ancient Jews throughout history, that Terah (father of patriarch Abraham) wandered from his Shemite relatives into the "Hamite civilization", and that the patriarchs lived elsewhere in an age where communications were much more limited than they are 'today'! Abram (later Abraham) was opposed to his father's idol worship, destroying idols and refusing to bow to the sacred fire of the 'Chaldeans'! Abraham was a descendant of Noah and Shem!

Source: from Book: "They came from Babel" by S.A. Cranfill; Pages: 23, 83

The list of Shem's descendants

1 Chronicles 1:1-27 (KJV)
1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,
4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
7 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
8 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
9 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.
10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.
11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,
12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.
13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,
14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,
16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan.
20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,
22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,
25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,
26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,
27 Abram; the same is Abraham.  
Berosus mentions our father Abram without naming him, when he says thus: "In the tenth generation after the Flood, there was among the Chaldeans a man righteous and great, and skillful in the celestial science." (The Works of Flavius Josephus).

Genesis 10:22-32 (KJV)
22 The children of
Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash.
24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.
25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.
31 These are the sons of
Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
32 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.

Melchizedek blesses Abram! (Genesis14:17-20)

Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, Hebrews 7:3, state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors. (In the Books of Josephus you will find more information) The silence of the Scriptures on this, is to raise our thoughts to Him, whose generation cannot be declared. Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram; and it is remarkable that Yeshua Messiah / Christ appointed the same as the memorials of His body and blood, which are meat and drink indeed to the soul. Melchizedek blessed Abram from G-D. He blessed G-D from Abram. We ought to give thanks for other's mercies as for our own. Yeshua Messiah or Jesus the Christ, our great High Priest, is the Mediator both of our prayers and praises, and not only offers up ours, but his own for us. Abram gave him the tenth of the spoils, Hebrews 7:4. When we have received some great mercy from G-D, it is very fit we should express our thankfulness by some special act of pious charity. Yeshua Messiah or Jesus Christ, our great Melchizedek, is to have homage done Him, and to be humbly acknowledged as our King and Priest; not only the tithe of all, but all we have, must be given up to Him! (Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary.)

 

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The exodus, with Moses, was the beginning of G-D preparing a people and preparing to reveal for the first time a message from Heaven that would be written down for all men, in all times, to read  and see! ...The Torah! (The first 5 Books of the Old Testament; Pentateuch) It was also the call of Moses, the departure from Egypt, the establishment of the Priesthood and the Tabernacle!
The first house of worship built by Divine revelation for the true G-D was revealed to Moses and constructed by the Hebrews in the Sinai wilderness. Called the Tabernacle! This Godly inspired structure was created by men who were building on Earth what G-D has built in Heaven. It was a pattern of a Heavenly temple and a place where the High priest could communicate with God  each year in the "Holy of Holies' on the day of Atonement. (Yon Kippur)
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Book of Enoch
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After Flood New World Order - Generations

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Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of G-D. He persuaded them not to ascribe it to G-D, as if it was through his means they were happy, but to believe that it was their own courage which procured that happiness. He also gradually changed the government into tyranny, seeing no other way of turning men from the fear of G-D, but to bring them into a constant dependence on his power. He also said he would be revenged on G-D, if he should have a mind to drown the world again; for that he would build a tower too high for the waters to be able to reach! He would avenge himself on God for destroying their forefathers! The place wherein they built the tower is now called Babylon, because of the confusion of that language which they readily understood before; for the Hebrews mean by the word Babel, confusion.
Out of the Works of Flavius Josephus. Genesis 10 & 11
Noah's Flood! Catastrophism






Catastrophism such as the Noah's flood has been clearly and consistently associated with Biblical doctrines! The Scriptural Books of Genesis and Job are similarly found to be correct with respect to Earth history! The writings' on the Biblical Flood; this is why it is essential to understand the nature of the Flood, as well as the scope of the effects!

 
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"Melchizedek; priest of the most high G-D and King of Salem!"
A part also of:  End Time Harvest Revival / Science Noah's After flood Generations"
Bible verses out of the Dake's annotated Reference Bible (KGV) + Note's
Jewish Bible; Hebrew Scriptures; Amplified Bible
Edited; Lay-Out & Graphic designed by:
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Also source partly out:
SOURCE: Names of "Jehovah" is replaced by the Scriptural Names: "Yahweh"  {"Tetragrammaton"};  Yeshua is the Jewish/Hebrew Name of "Jesus Christ" is added; Grammar issues are removed so far as possible!
http://www.abu.nb.ca/Courses/NTIntro/IndexNTIntr.htm
http://www.abu.nb.ca/Courses/NTIntro/Melch8.htm
Bridger, David. Ed. The New Jewish Encyclopedia, NY: Behrman House, 1976; Navigating the Bible II
Dake's Annotated Reference Bible / Study notes
Inspired by Dominick Marotti; who started this study (Age 86/2011)
Edited, Lay-out; research; &  added information by Paul van Beek /
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