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Hebrews 7:6
“but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.”
Verse in context — Hebrews 7
4
Now consider how great this man was, to whom even Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the best spoils.
5
They indeed of the sons of Levi who receive the priest's office have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brothers, though these have come out of the body of Abraham,
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but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.
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But without any dispute the lesser is blessed by the greater.
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Here people who die receive tithes, but there one receives tithes of whom it is testified that he lives.
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