And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
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Interpretation
Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, Heb 7:3 , state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors.
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This thought runs through Genesis 14:17-20.
Glossary
- Sodom Place
- Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
- King’s Valley Place
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom.
- Valley of Shaveh Place
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: intersection of Kidron Valley and Valley of Hinnom.