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        Who is Melchizedek?

   Melchizedek is disclosed in only three books
                  of the bible:

                        #1  Genesis 14:18

     18  Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and
         wine: he was the priest of God Most High.


                        #2  Psalm 110:4
  
      4  The LORD has sworn
         And will not relent,
         "You are a priest forever
         According to the order of Melchizedek."

                        #3  Hebrews 5:6
   
      6  As He also says in another place:

         "You are a priest forever
          According to the order of Melchizedek:,

                            Hebrews 6:20

     20  where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, 
         having become High Priest forever to the order of
         Melchizedek."

                      Hebrews 7:1,9-11,15,17,21

      1  For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most
         High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter 
         of the kings and blessed him,
    
      9  Even, Levi who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham,
         so to speak,
     10  for he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek
         met him.
     11  Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood
         (for under it the people receive the law),what further need
         was there that another priest should rise according to the 
         order of Melchizedek, and not according to the order of Aaron?

     15  And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of 
         Melchizedek, there arises another priest

     17  For He testifies:

         "You are a priest forever
          According to the order of Melchizedek."

     21  (for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an
          oath by Him who said to Him:

          "The LORD has sworn
           And will not relent,
          'You are a priest forever
           According to the order of
           Melchizedek'"),

        Let's get the question answered. . . 

 * Melchizedek is not in the order of Levi, in
   fact,Levi pays tithes to Melchizedek by the
   act of Abraham paying tithes to Melchizedek.
              (This is found in Hebrews 7:9)

 * Melchizedek is a priest who proceeds the 
              entire Levi line.

 * Melchizedek, who is the King of Salem, 
  (meaning the king of peace), of whom Abraham
   pays tithes to, has no known parents to the
             people of that time.

           A mystery in the bible!?

          Who is Melchizedek?

               SHEM!

            WHERE WE GET THE ANSWER:

                     Genesis 11:10-26

  10  This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old,
      and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
  11  After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and 
      begot sons and daughters.
  12  Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.
  13  After he begot Salah, Arphaxad lived four hundred and three 
      years, and begot sons and daughters.
  14  Salah lived thirty years, and begot Eber.
  15  After he begot Eber, Salah lived four hundred and three years,
      and begot sons and daughters.
  16  Eber lived thirty-four years, and begot Peleg.
  17  After he begot Peleg, Eber lived four hundred and thirty years,
      and begot sons and daughters.
  18  Peleg lived thirty years, and begot Reu.
  19  After he begot Reu, Peleg lived two hundred and nine years, and
      begot sons and daughters.
  20  Reu lived thirty-two years, and begot Serug.
  21  After he begot Serug, Reu lived two hundred and seven years,
      and begot sons and daughters.
  22  Serug lived thirty years, and begot Nahor.
  23  After he begot Nahor, Serug lived one hundred and nineteen years,
      and begot sons and daughters.
  24  Nahor lived twenty-nine years, and begot Terah.
  25  After he begot Terah, Nahor lived one hundred and nineteen years,
      and begot sons and daughters.
  26  Now Terah, lived seventy years, and begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran.


    Now, we take this info and break it down. . .

           Flood + 2 = Shem + 100
  Shem is 100 yrs old, two years after the Flood:
           Flood + 2 = Death of Shem = 602
  Shem dies 500 years later at the age of 602.

                               
  Name of      Year after Flood    Age of Shem when       Total years  
    son:       when son is born:   this son is born :  lived by this son:

Arphaxad               2                 102                  403                  
    
   Salah              37                 137                  403

    Eber              67                 167                  430

   Peleg             101                 201                  209

     Reu             131                 231                  207

   Serug             163                 263                  200

   Nahor             193                 293                  119

  Tehrah             222                 322                  205 

   Abram             292 <<<(Shem will live another 208 years after this year.)
                                               (Abraham dies 467 years after Flood.)

* SHEM DIES 500 YEARS AFTER FLOOD AT THE AGE OF 602.

* Shem lives through the next 9+ generations!

* Do you know the name of your great,great,great,
            great,great grandfather?
  
* No wonder why no one knows who the King of 
             Salem's parents are.
  
* Melchizedek is Shem because Shem outlives all of
          the generations of his own son!

* He outlives all generations before Abraham and
       even Abraham... Shem probably attended
               Abraham's funeral.
  
* Shem is Noah's first born son, the priest line
       continues through him after the Flood
       and he was given the name, Melchizedek.



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