Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
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4 additional translationsNow consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.
Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
And see how great this one is , to whom also a tenth Abraham the patriarch did give out of the best of the spoils,
Now consider how great this [personage] was, to whom [even] the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth out of the spoils.
About this book
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About this book
New TestamentHebrews — The NT's most sustained Old-Testament argument — an extended demonstration that Jesus is ‘better than’ every institution Judaism knew. Priesthood, covenant, tabernacle, sacrifice: all fulfilled in one great high priest.
- Author
- Unknown — the book itself does not name its author. Traditional attribution is Pauline (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, much of the Eastern church); Luther proposed Apollos; Tertullian preferred Barnabas; Harnack proposed Priscilla. Site does not adjudicate
- Date
- Mid-to-late 1st century AD, almost certainly before AD 70 (the book argues against the ongoing Temple liturgy as if the Temple still stands)