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# Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, “May God Most High who owns heaven and earth bless Abram.”
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This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “Melchizedek blessed Abram and asked that God Most High who owns heaven and earth would bless Abram.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations]])
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# Melchizedek
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Melchizedek was the recognized religious authority in Canaan who received and presented offerings to God.
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# God Most High
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The people of Canaan worshiped many false gods. The title **Most High God** explains that the God that Melchizedek worshiped was far superior to all of them, and was the same God that Abram worshiped.
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