KJV ORIGINAL
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And praise be to God Most High, who handed your enemies over to you. And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Melchizedek praising God for giving Abram victory in battle, and Abram responding by giving him a tenth of all the spoils of war.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Abram rescued his nephew Lot from four kings who had taken him captive. Melchizedek, the mysterious king-priest of Salem, came out to meet the victorious Abram with bread and wine. This is the first mention of tithing (giving a tenth) in the Bible, and Melchizedek is later seen as a prefigure of Christ in his role as both king and priest.
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