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Hebrews 07 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations set each line of poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 7:17, 21, which is quoted from the OT.
Special concepts in this chapter
High priest
Jesus' role as high priest is explained in detail in this chapter. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
Melchizedek
The high priest was normally from the tribe of Levi, but Jesus was from the ruling tribe, Judah. His right to be a priest came from the tradition of Melchizedek, who was a priest before the Levites came into existence. This passage will be difficult to understand if Genesis has not been translated first. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
New Covenant
The author mentions the New Covenant and discusses Jesus' relationship to it. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/newcovenant)