Melchizedek
Blessed Abraham once
Melchizedek is a biblical figure who appears briefly in Genesis as a priest-king of Salem who blesses Abraham.
The name means "king of righteousness" in Hebrew.
In Christian theology, Melchizedek prefigures Christ as an eternal priest—the Letter to the Hebrews emphasizes that he appears "without father or mother, without genealogy," making him a type of the eternal priesthood.
The phrase after the order of Melchizedek distinguishes this mysterious, non-hereditary priesthood from the Levitical line.
In Mormon theology, the Melchizedek priesthood is the higher of two priesthood orders.
First biblical book
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- AbramOriginal patriarch's name
- SalemCity or name
- tithesReligious tenth-part contributions
blessing · bread · wine · king · priest · righteousness · peace · Hebrews
Ruler with religious authority
- eternalLasting without end
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- high priestChief temple officiant
sacerdotal · altar · intercession · offering · sanctuary · sacrifice · consecrated · holy
Puzzling and obscure
- obscureUnknown to most
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- esotericAccessible to few
cryptic · veiled · origin · nameless · timeless · fatherless · motherless · eternal
Genesis
First biblical book
tithes · blessing · bread · wine · king · priest · righteousness · peace · Hebrews · covenant
priest-king
Ruler with religious authority
- eternalLasting without end
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
high priest · sacerdotal · altar · intercession · offering · sanctuary · sacrifice · consecrated · holy · ministry
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
- obscureUnknown to most
- unknownNot yet discovered
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
esoteric · cryptic · veiled · origin · nameless · timeless · fatherless · motherless · eternal · inscrutable
foreshadow
Indicate future events
prototype · symbol · archetype · fulfillment · prophecy · shadow · pattern · heavenly · mediator · intercessor
- MormonismBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, priesthood, Latter-day Saint
- AbrahamAbraham, Abram, Sarah, Isaac, Ishmael
- atonementpropitiation, substitution, reconciler, forgiveness, sin offering
- Biblical KingsDavid, King Solomon, Solomon, King Saul, Hezekiah
- GenesisAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac
- Genesis FiguresAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac