King James Version
What Does Hebrews 7:7 Mean?
“And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.”
Context
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:
6
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. descent: or, pedigree
7
And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8
And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9
And as I may so say , Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **And without all contradiction.**—Better, *but without any dispute.* Two parts of the argument are specified in this verse and Hebrews 7:6. Melchizedek has blessed Abraham; but certainly (in every such act of blessing as is here contemplated) it is the less that is blessed by the greater. The conclusion, that Melchizedek in this act appears as Abraham’s superior, it did not seem necessary to express.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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