Genesis 14:11–23

¹¹Then they took ⁿall the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. ¹²They also took Lot, Abram’s ^obrother’s son ^pwho dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

¹³Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the ^qHebrew, for ^rhe dwelt by ³the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; ^sand they were allies with Abram. ¹⁴Now ^twhen Abram heard that ^uhis brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were ^vborn in his own house, and went in pursuit ^was far as Dan. ¹⁵He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants ^xattacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ⁴north of Damascus. ¹⁶So he ^ybrought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

¹⁷And the king of Sodom ^zwent out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the ^aKing’s Valley), ^bafter his return from ⁵the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

Abram and Melchizedek

¹⁸Then ^cMelchizedek king of Salem brought out ^dbread and wine; he was ^ethe priest of ^fGod Most High. ¹⁹And he blessed him and said:

^g“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

^hPossessor of heaven and earth;

²⁰And ⁱblessed be God Most High,

Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

And he ^jgave him ⁶a tithe of all.

²¹Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the ⁷persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

²²But Abram ^ksaid to the king of Sodom, “I ^lhave raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, ^mthe Possessor of heaven and earth, ²³that ⁿI will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’—