Salem
City
Peace, commonly supposed to be another name of Jerusalem (Gen. 14:18; Ps. 76:2; Heb. 7:1, 2).
Named in 4 verses
- Genesis 14:18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.
- Psalms 76:2 His tabernacle is also in Salem. His dwelling place in Zion.
- Hebrews 7:1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
- Hebrews 7:2 to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, “king of righteousness”, and then also “king of Salem”, which means “king of p