17. When Abram returned from his defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to greet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
18. Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High.
19. He blessed Abram with these words:“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,the creator of heaven and earth;