1 Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the Most High God. He met Abraham who was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him.7:1. See Genesis 14:18. 2 Abraham gave him a tithe of all that he had won. Melchizedek’s name means "king of right" while king of Salem means "king of peace."
4 Think how great this man was for Abraham the patriarch to give him a tithe of what was won in battle. 9 So you could say that Levi, the one who receives tithes, has paid tithes through being a descendant of Abraham, 10 for he was yet to be born from his father7:10. Literally, "in his father’s loins." when Melchizedek met Abraham.