“But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,”
Genesis 14:22
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- Who Is Melchizedek? The Priest-King Who Blesses Abram (Genesis 14)
Why did Abram give a tenth, then refuse a fortune?
Melchizedek had just blessed Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. Abram answered in two ways: he honoured God with a tenth of everything, and he refused the king of Sodom's goods so no one could say a man had made him rich.
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