5:6 Who was Melchisedec?
5:6 Who was Melchisedec?
Melchisedec was priest/king of Salem, ancient Jerusalem (CP Gen 14:18-20; Psa 110:4; He 7:1).
Melchisedec was an Old Testament type of the eternal priesthood of Christ, and of His eternal existence (CP Gen 14:14-20; He 5:6-10; 6:20; 7:1-3, 15-17).
Melchisedec was also a type of Christ in that he had no recorded father, mother, birth, or death. As a divine being Jesus had no father, mother, birth or death (CP Mic 5:2; Jn 1:1-2; Col 1:17; He 1:8-12; 7:1-3).
See also comments on He 6:11-20, 7:1-10.