Melchisedek is the named priest-king of Salem whose order or likeness frames priestly description in Hebrews.

The name identifies the priest-king of Salem described as meeting and blessing Abraham in Hebrews 7:1; elsewhere it is used in genitive phrases about a priest being according to his order or likeness.

1. The priest-king named as a priestly pattern · dominant

   In Hebrews 5:6, Hebrews 5:10, Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 7:11, Hebrews 7:15, and Hebrews 7:17, the genitive singular masculine form occurs after phrases rendered by the APB as “according to the order of Melchizedek” or “according to the likeness of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 7:1 identifies the named figure as king of Salem and priest of God the Highest, while Hebrews 7:10 recalls that Melchizedek met him.

   Hebrews 5:6Hebrews 5:10Hebrews 6:20Hebrews 7:11Hebrews 7:15Hebrews 7:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB retains “Melchizedek” as a name. In the genitive occurrences it presents the surrounding phrases as “according to the order of Melchizedek” and, in Hebrews 7:15, “according to the likeness of Melchizedek”.