Melchizedek – Melchizedek, in the Old Testament, was both king and priest.
Also, he claims to be the King of Salem in The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho’s book. He appears only briefly in the book, but he plays an important role as he introduces several of the key concepts that we see repeated throughout the book.
This surfer was riding the waves as someone in his twenties, in the same way as this old king moved in the book.
“With a movement that was too quick for someone his age, the man covered whatever it was with his cape. When his vision returned to normal, the boy was able to read what the old man had written in the sand…”
Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Bronte Beach, Sydney