19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. …
And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, …
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-20)This paragraph begins with the mention of the respect which the king of Sodom paid to Abram at his return from the slaughter of the kings; but, before a particular account is given of this, the story of Melchizedek is briefly related, concerning whom observe, I. Who he was. He was king of Salem and priest of the most high God ; and other glorious things are said of him, Heb. 7:1-10 1. The rabbin,…
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