{"id":36550,"date":"2018-07-31T22:13:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T19:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=36550"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T13:58:26","slug":"melchizedek-the-first-copywriter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/melchizedek-the-first-copywriter\/","title":{"rendered":"Melchizedek: The First Copywriter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[384,437],"acf":{"old_id":"36550","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":33934,"related_cahpter":"14","type_929":"2","show_author_image":true,"old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"A central phrase in Jewish liturgy comes from a surprising source","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Chapter 14 we hear about the blessing of Melchizedek, the king of the city Salem, who blesses Abraham after the rescue of Lot and all the other captives who were captured in battle. Melchizedek celebrates the rescue with a sumptuous meal and a blessing to Abraham and to the God Most High.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Sages did not like the order of the blessings, as Rabbi Zechariah said in the name of Rabbi Yishmael: &#8220;The Holy Blessed One wanted the priesthood to emerge from Shem, as it is stated: \u201cand he was priest of God the Most High\u201d(Genesis 14:18). Once Melchizedek (traditionally identified as Shem) placed the blessing of Abraham before the blessing of the Omnipresent, God had the priesthood emerge from Abraham in particular, and not from any other descendant of Shem. As it is stated: \u201cAnd he blessed him and said: Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God the Most High\u201d (Genesis 14:19-20). Abraham said to him: And does one place the blessing of the servant before the blessing of his master? Immediately God gave the priesthood to Abraham, as it is stated: \u201cAnd he was priest of God the Most High\u201d (Genesis 14:18), which emphasizes that he, Melchizedek, is a priest, but his children will not be priests (Tractate Nedarim 32b).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although our Sages viewed unfavorably the fact that Melchizedek places the blessing of Abraham before the blessing of God, I believe that Melchizedek, King of Shalem, has many merits, and may be considered the first copywriter. \u00a0A few moments after he coins the wonderful phrase &#8220;God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth\u201d (14:19), Abraham warmly adopts this designation of God, and in his response to the King of Sodom, he says: &#8220;I swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth:&#8221; (14:22).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since then, many years have passed and every Friday night, when the Amidah prayer in the synagogue ends, the 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