V. 4.— Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. Having directed the attention of the Hebrews to this royal priest, who in so many particulars was an emblem of the high priest of our profession, the Apostle pauses to consider how great this man was to whom even the patriarch [The word patriarch means head of the fathers, and is so translated in the Syriac version.] Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.