SALEM

(Saʹlem) [Peace].

An ancient city where Melchizedek was king and priest. (Ge 14:18)

Also, it would have been fitting for Melchizedek to be king and priest in the very place where later the kings of the Davidic line and the Levitical priesthood served and where Jesus Christ, the one chosen to be a king and priest “according to the manner of Melchizedek,” was offered in sacrifice.​—Heb 3:1; 7:1-3, 15-17.