Speaking about the bible, a book I have read a lot, of course not completely, but I do have a more or less good grasp on it, I have a thing I want to get a reply to. Now first of all I don't have a doubt much of it is based on actual historical happenings, perhaps some of them a little hyped up, even though I don't believe it is divinely inspired.

Now there is one thing that strikes me as the most interesting thing in the whole book, and it is not about the prophets or Jesus or revelations, it is something much overlooked and I think it is because nobody has an explanation for it. I am talking about Melchizedek, a very strange personage who appears in three verses. I asked a lady friend of mine who is very into the bible, she is a protestant and was really upset about this so she asked a lot of people and in the end told me there was no problem Melchizedek is Jesus. I say this is wrong.

Now the verses where this personage appears are:

 18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.) 19 He blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 Worthy of praise is the Most High God, who delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything. 

— Genesis 14:18–20

 4 The Lord makes this promise on oath and will not revoke it:“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.” 

-Psalms

 1 Now this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, met Abraham as he was returning from defeating the kings and blessed him. 2 To him also Abraham apportioned a tithe of everything. His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is, king of peace. 3 Without father, without mother, without genealogy, he has neither beginning of days nor end of life but is like the son of God, and he remains a priest for all time. 4 But see how great he must be, if Abraham the patriarch gave him a tithe of his plunder. 5 And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have authorization according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too are descendants of Abraham. 6 But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise. 7 Now without dispute the inferior is blessed by the superior, 8 and in one case tithes are received by mortal men, while in the other by him who is affirmed to be alive. 9 And it could be said that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid a tithe through Abraham. 10 For he was still in his ancestor Abraham’s loins when Melchizedek met him

 (Hebrews 7:1-10). 

This is an individual for whom there is no answer, he is eternal has no father and no mother, so saying he is Jesus is not correct as Jesus is supposed to be God's son. This has always intrigued me, and I certainly would like to know what other people think about this, now remember, that he is Jesus is out of the question. Who or what can he be?