"But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descen…" — Hebrews 7:6

Hebrews 7:6 · KJV

“But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descent: or, pedigree}”

— Hebrews 7:6

Verse 5

And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

Verse 7

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

Hebrews 7 — Context

Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. {descent: or, pedigree}

And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

And here men that die receive tithes; but there he {receiveth them}, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

Cross References

Romans 4:13

For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, {was} not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Genesis 13:14-17

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Hebrews 7:3-4

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. {without descent: Gr. without pedigree}

Genesis 17:4-8

As for me, behold, my covenant {is} with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. {many...: Heb. multitude of nations}

Hebrews 11:17

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten {son},

Galatians 3:16

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Genesis 14:19-20

And he blessed him, and said, Blessed {be} Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: