Question

This person’s appearance interrupts an encounter in which another man refuses to “take from a thread even to a shoelachet” from Bera. Zeezrom hears about how this man “established peace in the land” in a sermon in chapter thirteen of the Book of Alma. This person is named in a statement about which “the Lord hath sworn, and will not repent” in Psalm 110 (“one hundred and ten”). He is said to be “made like unto the (*) Son of God” and to “abide… continually” in an epistle that interprets his name and his title as “King of Righteousness” and “King of Peace,” (-5[1])respectively. The Epistle to the Hebrews recalls how this king accepted a tithe from Abraham in order to demonstrate his superiority to the Levitical high priests. For 10 points, identify this king of Salem, who names the greater counterpart to the Mormon church’s Aaronic priesthood. ■END■ (10[3]0[3])

ANSWER: Melchizedek [or Melchisedech; or Melchisedec; or Malki Tzedek; accept Melchizedek priesthood; prompt on answers referring to Jesus or Christ or the Son of God due to common Christophanic interpretations]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken97-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryas rational as the square root of two power bottoms1430
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange14310
Aaron Dos RemediosModerator Can't Neg me While in AlphaSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of Donut14310
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country1430
Ishan JoshiRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan QuizbowlersYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit1430
Michael DuYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers14310

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