² Abraham gave him a tenth of everything captured in the battle.^[a]

Let’s look more closely at Melchizedek. First, his name means “king of righteousness”; and his title, king of Salem, means “king of peace.” ³ The Scriptures don’t name his mother or father or descendants, and they don’t record his birth or his death. We could say he’s like the Son of God: eternal, a priest forever.

⁴ And just imagine how great this man was, that even our great and honorable patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils.