A name from Scripture
Melchizedek
mel-KIZ-eh-dek
Meaning
King of righteousness
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Melchizedek — 'king of righteousness' — points to Christ who alone perfectly unites kingship and priesthood. His mysterious appearance in Genesis foreshadows the eternal priest-king who brings bread and wine to all who trust in Him.
Verses · King James Version
“And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.”
Genesis 14:18
“Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.”
Hebrews 7:3