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Words
עֶלְיוֹן H5945
- Home gloss
- Elyon (as a divine name); upper (adj.)
- Instead of (KJV / RSV)
- most high / upper
- Note
- Split by construction (20): with אֵל or alone as a title, the name Elyon (14:18–22; Num 24:16; Deut 32:8); of places and things, "upper" (2 Kgs 18:17). The WPRB has "Most High"
- Rulings
- 9, 20
Occurrences (4)
- 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; and he was priest to El Elyon.
- 14:19 And he blessed him and said, "Blessed Abram to El Elyon, acquirer of skies and land;
- 14:20 and blessed El Elyon, who delivered your foes into your hand." And he gave him a tithe from all.
- 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have made high my hand to , El Elyon, acquirer of skies and land: