Interestingly, Melchizedek suddenly appeared, not prefaced in the preceding verse: “After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet ...
“Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram with these words: ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth …’ ...