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Epic card · History
Melchizedek, an Epic card
In the Hebrew Bible, Melchizedek was the king of Salem and priest of El Elyon.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 510,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Melchizedek quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Melchizedek card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Chazalic literature – specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the ______ Talmud – presents his name as a nickname for Shem.
Answer
Babylonian. Chazalic literature – specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud – presents his name as a nickname for Shem. From the Melchizedek article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Franco-Prussian War. Franco-Prussian War 88 · Oscar De La Hoya 84 · Alexander III of Russia 81 · Melchizedek 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is mentioned in Genesis 14:18–20, where he brings out bread and wine and blesses Abram, following the Battle of the Vale of Siddim and Abram's subsequent rescue of the captives and plunder taken in the battle, and in Psalm 110:4.
- In Christianity, according to the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus Christ is identified as "High priest forever in the order of Melchizedek", and so Jesus assumes the role of High Priest once and for all.
- Chazalic literature – specifically Targum Jonathan, Targum Yerushalmi, and the Babylonian Talmud – presents his name as a nickname for Shem.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Melchizedek article was read about 510,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Melchizedek
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- Rocky MountainsEpic · Nature · ATK 79 DEF 84
- JavaEpic · Nature · ATK 82 DEF 81
- Hasan MinhajRare · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 87
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Melchizedek (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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