In that country there was a man named Mel-kiz-edek who was the king of a town called Salem. And he was the people's ceremony man for the One True God. And like the king of Sodom, Mel-kiz-edek went out to meet Abram. Mel-kiz-edek gave Abram and all the fighting men some bread and wine and he blessed Abram. This is the way Mel-kiz-edek blessed Abram. Mel-kiz-edek prayed and said, “God, you are more powerful than any other god. You are the one who made heaven and earth. And I ask you to do good things for Abram and to make him strong.