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Things to keep in mind as you read
Few mysteries of the Bible have been as
intriguing as the mystery of the identity
of Melchizedek. Some have speculated
that Melchizedek is Yeshua (Jesus), or
the archangel Michael, or Shem the son
of Noah, or just an ordinary human, or
even another divine being as a type of
Christ.
Melchizedek was the King and High Priest of Salem (the
original name of Jerusalem). He greeted Abraham (called
Abram at this time) after he had rescued his brother’s son Lot
from Chedorlaomer, one of the kings who fought against the
kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and had taken Lot captive (Gen.
14:9-18).
 And Melchizedek king of Shalem brought out
bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most
High. And he blessed him and said, "Blessed be
Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven
and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who
has delivered your enemies into your hand." And
he gave him a tenth of all. (Genesis 14:18-20)
 The description Moors has referred to several historic
and modern populations of Arab, Black African and
Berber descent from Northern Africa. They came to
conquer, occupy and rule the Iberian Peninsula for
nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim,
although earlier the people had followed other
religions. They called the territory Al Andalus,
comprising most of what is now Spain and Portugal.
Strong wind of the western Mediterranean Sea and the
southern coasts of France and Spain. It is mild, damp,
and rainy and is most common in spring and fall.
The levanter reaches its
maximum intensities in the
Strait of Gibraltar, where it
sometimes brings eastwardflying airplanes almost to a
standstill. It causes foggy
weather on the Spanish
coast for up to two days at a
time.
 Five Pillars of Islam
 The Qur'an (Koran) presents them as a framework for
worship and a sign of commitment to the faith. They
are (1) the shahada (The shahada is the Muslim
declaration of belief in the oneness of God (tawhid)
and acceptance of Muhammad as God's prophet.) (2)
daily prayers (salat), (3) fasting during Ramadan
(sawm), (4) almsgiving (the giving of a fixed portion of
one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and
needy) and (5) the pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj) at least
once in a lifetime.
 Koran is the religious text for Islam
 Allah is the Islamic word for God
 Mecca (Makkah in Arabic) is the center of the Islamic
world and the birthplace of both the Prophet
Muhammad and the religion he founded.
 Objects used as a kind of divine oracle. Since the days
of the Alexandrian translators of the Old Testament it
has been asserted that mean "revelation and truth" or
"lights and perfections“
 An instrument prepared of God to assist man in
obtaining revelation from the Lord and in translating
languages.