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    Genesis 14

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    A household force of exactly 318 trained men pursues a coalition of kings through the night, and somehow the kings are the ones routed.

    Four kings, five kings, and a valley full of tarvv. 1–12

    Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, and Tidal make war on Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, and the king of Bela—four against five, with the arithmetic helpfully supplied. The five had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, then rebelled; in the fourteenth year he goes on a tour of victories, defeating peoples from Ashteroth-karnaim to Mount Seir and back through Kadesh. The five finally meet them in the Valley of Siddim, where the ground itself joins in: the valley is full of tar pits, some flee into them, and Sodom and Gomorrah are stripped of goods and food. Lot is carried away with his possessions, simply because he is living in Sodom.

    Abram’s household goes after the kingsvv. 13–16

    An escapee brings the news to Abram, who is living near the Oaks of Mamre with Aner and Eshcol bound to him by treaty. Abram mobilizes 318 trained men born in his household, pursues the captors as far as Dan, divides his forces during the night, and routes Chedorlaomer’s army as far as Hobah. He returns with Lot, the possessions, the women, the rest of the people, and all the goods—a remarkably comprehensive retrieval.

    Bread, wine, and not even a sandal strapvv. 17–24

    The king of Sodom meets Abram in the Valley of Shaveh, and then Melchizedek appears as king of Salem and priest of God Most High, carrying bread and wine. He blesses Abram; Abram gives him a tenth of everything. The king of Sodom asks for the people and offers Abram the goods, but Abram refuses the whole lot down to a thread and a sandal strap, allowing only what his men have eaten and the portions belonging to Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre.

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    1. Gen 14:1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

    2. Gen 14:2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

    3. Gen 14:3The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

    4. Gen 14:4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

    5. Gen 14:5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

    6. Gen 14:6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

    7. Gen 14:7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

    8. Gen 14:8Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim

    9. Gen 14:9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.

    10. Gen 14:10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.

    11. Gen 14:11The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.

    12. Gen 14:12They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.

    13. Gen 14:13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.

    14. Gen 14:14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

    15. Gen 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

    16. Gen 14:16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.

    17. Gen 14:17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

    18. Gen 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—

    19. Gen 14:19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

    20. Gen 14:20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

    21. Gen 14:21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”

    22. Gen 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

    23. Gen 14:23that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

    24. Gen 14:24I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”

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    • 18Psalms 110:4The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
    • 18Hebrews 6:20–3where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
    • 18Hebrews 5:6And in another passage God says: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
    • 18Hebrews 5:10and was designated by God as high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
    • 19Hebrews 7:6–7But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
    • 19Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
    • 13Genesis 13:18So Abram moved his tent and went to live near the Oaks of Mamre at Hebron, where he built an altar to the LORD.
    • 18Psalms 76:2His tent is in Salem, His dwelling place in Zion.
    • 20Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
    • 1Genesis 10:10His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
    • 2Genesis 13:10And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
    • 19Ruth 3:10Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
    • 2Deuteronomy 29:23All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
    • 6Deuteronomy 2:22just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
    • 72 Chronicles 20:2Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).
    • 14Judges 18:29They named it Dan, after their forefather Dan, who was born to Israel—though the city was formerly named Laish.

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