Shem and Melchizedek are most likely the same person.
[Book of Jasher, 16:11-12]
11 And Adonizedek king of Jerusalem, the same was
Shem, went out with his men to meet Abram and his
people, with bread and wine, and they remained together
in the valley of Melech.
12 And Adonizedek blessed Abram, and Abram gave him a
tenth from all that he had brought from the spoil of
his enemies, for Adonizedek was a priest before God.
Both are referenced as The Great High
Priest
[
D&C 138:41] Noah, who gave warning of the flood;
Shem, the great high priest; Abraham, the
father of the faithful; Isaac, Jacob, and Moses, the
great lawgiver of Israel;
[
Alma 13:14] Yea, humble yourselves even as the
people in the days of Melchizedek, who was also a
high priest after this same order which I have
spoken, who also took upon him the high priesthood
forever.
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