“Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.”
Just see how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the spoils! — Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek demonstrates the latter's superior rank. Patriarchs did not generally tithe to priests; this gesture acknowledges Melchizedek's priestly authority and superiority.
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