Melchizedekian orders

Melchizedekian orders include those bodies that claim a descent from, link to, or represent themselves as being in the lineage of, the Biblical figure of Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of El Elyon, spoken of in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110.


 * Fifth Order of Melchizedek and Egyptian Sphinx, formed late 1800s, likely in New England;
 * After the Order of Melchizedek (ATOM), formed 1921 at Los Angeles, California.