Melchizedek

biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
Person human_biblical_figure Q219395
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Melchizedek

Summary

Melchizedek is a human biblical figure[1]. He was born on -1800-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on -1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a monarch[4] and priest[5]. He ranks in the top 3% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,607 views/month).[6]

Key Facts

  • Melchizedek was born on -1800-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Melchizedek died on -1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Melchizedek held citizenship in Salem[7].
  • Melchizedek worked as a monarch[4].
  • Melchizedek's professions included priest[5].
  • Melchizedek held the position of king[8].
  • Melchizedek held the position of kohen[9].
  • Melchizedek's religion is recorded as Canaanite religion[10].
  • Melchizedek's image is recorded as Jacques Bergé, Melchisedech- Melchisédech, KBS-FRB.jpg[11].
  • Melchizedek's image is recorded as Jaume Hughet - Compartiment del revers de la predel·la de Santa Maria de Ripoll- Melquisedec.JPG[12].
  • Melchizedek is recorded as male[13].
  • Melchizedek's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[14].
  • Melchizedek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 283467894[15].
  • Melchizedek's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 65317303[16].
  • Melchizedek's GND ID is recorded as 118580515[17].
  • Melchizedek's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80163553[18].
  • Melchizedek's Commons category is recorded as Melchizedek[19].
  • Melchizedek's said to be the same as is recorded as Shem[20].
  • Melchizedek's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fp1z[21].
  • Melchizedek's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as uk2005277718[22].
  • Melchizedek's given name is recorded as Melchizedek[23].
  • Melchizedek's significant event is recorded as Meeting of Abraham and Melchisidek[24].
  • Melchizedek's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melchizedek[25].
  • Melchizedek's work location is recorded as Palestine[26].
  • Melchizedek's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0041840[27].

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Origins and Family

Melchizedek was born on -1800-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include monarch[4] and priest[5]. Positions held include king[8], a noble title[28] and kohen[9], a profession[29].

Personal Life

Melchizedek's religion is recorded as Canaanite religion[10].

Death and Burial

Melchizedek died on -1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Melchizedek ranks in the top 3% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,607 views/month).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What did Melchizedek do for work?

Melchizedek worked as monarch[4] and priest[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Rashi's commentary on Genesis. wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . jewishvirtuallibrary.org. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Genesis 14. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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