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MEssRs. ED1ToRs.-Through the Nor
,hern Star and Freeman's Advocate, wish
the supposed identity and real name OF
Melchisedec Of the scriptures to appear.


This is indeed an interesting problem,
the solution of which has perplexed its
thousands, most of whom suppose him
% have been the son of God; some ange-
lie or mysterious supernatural parsonage,
rather than a mere man. This general
opinion proceeds on the ground of the
scripture account of him, as commonly
understood, being expressed as follows;
.sWithout father, without mother, with
out descent, having neither beginning OF
davs ar end Of life, but made like unto
the son Of God, abideth priest continu-
y.'-(Hebrews, vii 81


Rpt without further circumlocution,
we will at once disclose our opinion, by
stating that we believe him to have been
Shem. the eldest son of Noah, the pro-
genitor Of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the
Jews, and none other than Shem. we
derive this conclusion from the research
and critical commentary Of the learned
and pious. Adam Clarke, who gives this
information from the tradition OF the Jew
ish Rabbins, which without hesitation,
gives this honor to Shem. The partlcu-
lar part of that commentary to which we
allude, as being the origin of our bellefon
this subject, is the preface of that author
to the book of, Job, on page no, as
follows "Shem lived FIVE hundred and
two wears after the deluge; being still
alive. and in the three hundred and ninety
third year of his life, when Abraham was
born; therefore, the Jewish tradition, that
Shcnl was the Melchisedec, or my
righteous king of Salem" which word
Melchisedec was can epithet, or title oil
honor and respect, not a proper name
and. therefore, as the head and father OF
his race, Abraham paid tithes to hlm'
This seems to be we'll founded, and the
idea is confirmed by this remarkable IAN
Suage. (PSalmS' cH) moan
and will not repent or change, at tan CO.
henleolam at, di6arte Malkitsedek, as IT ne
halsaid: Thou, my only begotten son,
first born Of many brethreo, not according
70 the substituted priesthood Of the sons
of Levi, who, after the sin Of the golden
calf, stood up in lieu of all the first born
Of Israel, invested with their forfeited
rights Of prinogeniture of king and priest:
the Lord hath swoIn and Will not repent
(change.) Thou-art priest forever, after
the (rny order Of Melchesdec, my own
original primitiye) order of primogenlture:
even as Shem, the man of name, the Shem
that stands first and foremost OF the sons
Of Noah. The righteous prince, and
priest Of the most High God, meets his