Genesis 14:18
Melchizedek, priest of God, brought bread and wine.
According to the Catechism, CCC 58, King-Priest Melchizedek pre-figures Jesus Christ.
To me this is a direct correlation to the blood and body of Christ.
Melchizadek definitely prefigures Christ, and his offering of bread and wine prefigures the Eucharist. During ordination, a priest is told he is a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizadek.
The Catholic Encyclopedia tells us Melchizadek was also a king, so he is doubly a type of Christ. You can read the CE entry here. His name was also mentioned in the old Roman Canon of the pre-Vatican II mass.
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