Common misinterpretations treat Melchizedek as literally without parents or eternal in existence, such as viewing him as a pre-incarnate appearance of Christ, God the Father, the Holy Spirit, or an angel, rather than recognizing the description as based on the incomplete record in Genesis 14 to draw a typological parallel to Christ's eternal priesthood without implying Melchizedek's personal divinity or immortality.
Hebrews 7:3
King James Version (1769)
3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
This verse describes Melchizedek, the priest-king of Genesis, emphasizing the silence of Scripture regarding his genealogy, parents, birth, or death, which typifies the eternal priesthood of Christ, the Son of God, who truly has no beginning or end of days and abides as priest forever, highlighting the superiority of Christ's unending priestly ministry over the temporary Levitical order.