the Messiah
noun
1
Judaism
: a king who will be sent by God to save the Jews
2
Christianity
: Jesus Christ
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Donkeys tend to symbolize humility and redemption; in Jewish tradition, the Messiah will arrive on a white donkey.
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Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … BIBLICAL BLUNDER — Joy Behar immediately corrected after claiming Jesus didn't call himself the Messiah.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s the term some Christians use for people who are Jewish by descent yet believe Jesus is the Messiah.
—Peggy Wehmeyer, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
He was raised at home and in his studies on the idea that Jewish settlement of the biblical Land of Israel will lead to the coming of the Messiah.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2025
The annual Silence the Violence event at Church of the Messiah is set for Saturday, June 7, at 10 a.m. and will include a community resource fair until 2 p.m.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 6 June 2025
Pirelli testified that the suspect thought either she or her husband, who was out of town on a business trip at the time of the killings, was the Messiah, per the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Consider Isaiah 42, for example, in which God proclaims his promise of salvation and foretells the coming of the Messiah.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … BIBLICAL BLUNDER — Joy Behar immediately corrected after claiming Jesus didn't call himself the Messiah.
—FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s the term some Christians use for people who are Jewish by descent yet believe Jesus is the Messiah.
—Peggy Wehmeyer, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
The song describes Ziggy as the confluence of the leper—the great biblical outcast—and the Messiah.
—Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
He was raised at home and in his studies on the idea that Jewish settlement of the biblical Land of Israel will lead to the coming of the Messiah.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2025
The annual Silence the Violence event at Church of the Messiah is set for Saturday, June 7, at 10 a.m. and will include a community resource fair until 2 p.m.
—Detroit Free Press Staff, Freep.com, 6 June 2025
Pirelli testified that the suspect thought either she or her husband, who was out of town on a business trip at the time of the killings, was the Messiah, per the outlet.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Consider Isaiah 42, for example, in which God proclaims his promise of salvation and foretells the coming of the Messiah.
—Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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“The Messiah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Messiah. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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