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Hebrews 7:9-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Hebrews 7:9-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 One might even say that Levi[a] himself, who receives tithes, was tithed through Abraham, 10 for he was still in his father’s loins when Melchizedek met him.
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- 7:9 Levi: for the author this name designates not only the son of Jacob mentioned in Genesis but the priestly tribe that was thought to be descended from him.
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