Bible Explorer · Event · c. 2082 BC
Returning from the rescue of Lot and defeat of the Mesopotamian kings, Abraham is greeted in the Valley of Shaveh by Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High, who brings bread and wine and blesses him; Abraham offers him a tithe of all.
Date: c. 2082 BC · Note: Historic encounter establishing the priesthood order of Melchizedek.
Genesis 14:17-24