“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.”
This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises — Melchizedek's priesthood is extra-Levitical; he neither descended from Levi nor operated under Levitical law, yet he collected tithes from Abraham and blessed him. Crucially, the one who blesses is superior to the one blessed; Melchizedek's blessing proves his precedence.
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