What does Salem or Shalom mean and what city is it?
Salem or Shalom means 'the city of peace,' and it is what we call Jerusalem. It was the little-known village from which Melchizedek, the high priest, came after Abraham defeated the kings that had overrun Sodom. Melchizedek was a priest forever, and Christ was a high priest after his order, not Aaron's.
Les explains that Salem, or Shalom, means the city of peace, and that this is what we call Jerusalem. It was the little-known village connected with Melchizedek, who came after Abraham had defeated the kings that had overrun Sodom. Les emphasizes that Melchizedek was a high priest forever, not a priest under the law or of the tribe of Levi, but a priest of all, covering the whole spectrum of the human race. Christ likewise is not a high priest after the order of Aaron but after the order of Melchizedek, so He is not only high priest of the Jew but high priest of whomever we might be. Hebrews 9 also presents Christ as a high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle.