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Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, “May God Most High who owns heaven and earth bless Abram.”
This is direct quotation. It can also be stated as an indirect quotation: “Melchizedek blessed Abram and asked that God Most High who owns heaven and earth would bless Abram.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)
Melchizedek
Melchizedek was the recognized religious authority in Canaan who received and presented offerings to God.
God Most High
The people of Canaan worshiped many false gods. The title, “Most High God” explains that the God that Melchizedek worshiped was far superior to all of them, and was the same God that Abram worshiped.