Hebrews 7:10

For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

Cross-references

Hebrews 7:5 Parallel

Hebrews 7:5 describes the Levitical priests' right to receive tithes, which verse 10 uses to show Levi himself paid tithes through Abraham.

In Genesis 14:18, Melchizedek appears as priest — the very figure whose meeting with Abraham is the basis for Hebrews 7:10's claim that Levi paid tithes through Abraham.

In Genesis 35:11, God promises kings from Jacob's loins — illustrating the same concept of descendants being present in an ancestor's loins used in Hebrews 7:10 for Levi.

In Genesis 46:26, Jacob's descendants are counted as coming from his loins — similar to Levi being in Abraham's loins in Hebrews 7:10, but about genealogy, not tithing.