Bible Verses About El Elyon: 12

"Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,"

— Genesis 14:18 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about El Elyon want Scripture on the name El Elyon — "God Most High" — not only the general God's sovereignty or praise lists, and not Alpha and Omega alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about God's sovereignty, Bible verses about praise, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about mercy, Bible verses about protection, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about worship, and Bible verse of the day. El Elyon here means Melchizedek's God Most High name and the Elyon / Most High lines — distinct from a full sovereignty inventory alone. The Lord of hosts name is Bible verses about Lord of Hosts. English Most High verses led by Psalm 91 are Bible verses about the Most High.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, אֵל עֶלְיוֹן El Elyon — El (Strong's H410; Bible Hub H410) "God," and Elyon / Most High (Strong's H5945; Bible Hub H5945) — highest, Most High. Genesis 14:18-20 names Melchizedek priest of God Most High and blesses Abram of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. This list tracks that name and the Most High vocabulary, not the whole sovereignty catalog.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 14 presses that Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of the most high God, and that he blessed Abram from God and blessed God from Abram (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 14; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 14). Daniel later records that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men (Bible Hub MHC Daniel 4; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Daniel 4). (Sovereignty and praise lists live on those pages; this list centers the God Most High name.)

12 Bible verses about El Elyon

Genesis 14:18. "Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High," Priest of God Most High — Melchizedek names El Elyon. See Bible verses about God's sovereignty.
Genesis 14:19. "and he blessed Abram, saying, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.'" Blessed by God Most High, Creator. See Bible verses about faith.
Genesis 14:22. "But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,'" Abram swears to the Lord, God Most High. See Bible verses about worship.
Deuteronomy 32:8. "When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel." The Most High gave nations their inheritance. See Bible verses about providence.
Psalm 47:2. "For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth." The Lord Most High is awesome — great King. See Bible verses about king of kings.
Psalm 57:2. "I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me." I cry out to God Most High. See Bible verses about prayer.
Psalm 83:18. "Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord—that you alone are the Most High over all the earth." You alone are the Most High over all the earth. See Bible verses about praise.
Psalm 97:9. "For you, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods." You, Lord, are the Most High over all the earth. See Bible verses about mercy.
Daniel 4:17. "…The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people." The Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms. See Bible verses about God's sovereignty.
Daniel 4:34. "At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever…" I praised the Most High. See Bible verses about hope.
Luke 1:32. "He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David," Son of the Most High — Jesus named. See Bible verses about Jesus.
Hebrews 7:1. "This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him," Priest of God Most High — Melchizedek recalled. See Bible verses about high priest.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the God Most High name — not twelve as a grind. If you need Melchizedek's blessing speech, start with Genesis 14:18-20. If you need the Most High over the nations, open Deuteronomy 32:8 or Psalm 83:18. If you need Nebuchadnezzar's confession, open Daniel 4:34. For sovereignty beside El Elyon, open Bible verses about God's sovereignty. For praise, open Bible verses about praise. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about El Elyon?

Genesis 14:18 (priest of God Most High), Psalm 83:18 (you alone are the Most High), and Luke 1:32 (Son of the Most High) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about El Elyon differ from God's sovereignty alone?

Sovereignty pages often survey throne, purpose, and "he does as he pleases" broadly. This page centers the name El Elyon from Genesis 14 and the Most High lines, then cross-links sovereignty. See Bible verses about God's sovereignty.

What does El Elyon mean?

El Elyon means "God Most High" — the name Melchizedek used in Genesis 14:18-20 when he blessed Abram. Hebrew Elyon (H5945) means highest / Most High.

Which verse helps when I need God above every power?

Psalm 83:18 and Daniel 4:17 name the Most High over all the earth and over all kingdoms. For protection under that name, open Bible verses about protection.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Genesis 14:18-20, then Luke 1:32. Thank God that he is Most High and that Jesus is called Son of the Most High. For hope beside that name, open Bible verses about hope. For worship, open Bible verses about worship.

Sources

Blue Letter Bible lexicon: H410, H5945 (links above).
Bible Hub Hebrew entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Genesis 14 and Daniel 4 (links above).
Cross-links: God's sovereignty, praise, faith, mercy, protection, hope, Jesus, worship, providence, prayer, king of kings, high priest.