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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Salem
The old name for Jerusalem. Melchizedek was its king when he came out to bless Abraham, and Psalm 76 uses the name again for the city where God lives.
First, in plain English
The old name for Jerusalem. Melchizedek was its king when he came out to bless Abraham, and Psalm 76 uses the name again for the city where God lives.
Who this is
Salem is the earlier name for Jerusalem, the city ruled by Melchizedek when he blessed Abraham in Genesis, and Psalm 76 later uses the name poetically for the city as God's dwelling place.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H8004 · G4532
Where it appears
- Genesis 14:18
- Psalm 76:2
- Hebrews 7:1
- Hebrews 7:2
