Were Malk-e-Sidaq and the king of Sodom the same person according to the book of Genesis?
Answered by Pastor Rafaqat Masih
Jai Masih Ki. Nahi, Malk-e-Sidaq aur Sadoom ka badshah **do bilkul alag alag shakhsiyat** thay.
Pedaish 14 baab mein in dono ka zikr ek hi waqt par lekin alag alag roop mein milta hai:
**1. Malk-e-Sidaq (Salem ka Badshah):**
Ye Khuda-e-Taala ke paak kahin aur paarsa badshah thay. Unhone Ibrahim ko barakat di aur roti wa mai pesh ki, aur Ibrahim ne unhein dah-yaki (tithe) di.
* **Genesis 14:18-19 / Padaish 14:18-19** - *Aur Salem ka badshah Malk-e-Sidaq roti aur mai bahar laya aur wo Khuda-e-Taala ka kahin tha. Us ne us ko barakat di...*
**2. Sadoom ka Badshah:**
Ye ek dunyawi aur gunahgar shahar (Sadoom) ka badshah tha. Is ne Ibrahim se sirf logon ko manga aur maal lene ko kaha. Lekin Ibrahim ne us ka koi maal lene se inkar kar diya taake wo ye na keh sake ke "main ne Abram ko daulatmand banaya."
* **Genesis 14:21-23 / Padaish 14:21-23** - *Aur Sadoom ke badshah ne Abram se kaha: Aadmi mujhe de de aur maal apne paas rakh... Lekin Abram ne Sadoom ke badshah se kaha... Main ek sutli ya joote ka tasma bhi na loonga.*
Malk-e-Sidaq Khuda ki barakat ki zamaant thay, jabke Sadoom ka badshah dunyawi dhan aur gunah ka numainda tha.