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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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.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Sure that Jesus was the Messiah, his followers scoured the Jewish Bible for prophecies that foretold his coming.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 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
Church of the Messiah in the Islandview neighborhood is one of seven Episcopal churches in the city.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
After hearing about the Messiah’s birth, King Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents, instructing that all male children under two years old in Bethlehem be killed.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Free concerts by the Central Florida Chapter of the American Harp Society and the Messiah Choral Society.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Note, too, that Lot fathers Moab, from whom Ruth and King David are born, and from whom the Messiah will one day emerge.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2008, Church of the Messiah, an Episcopal congregation, started its Silence the Violence campaign to remember victims of gun violence after the deaths of a several young people, said Pastor Barry Randolph.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Sure that Jesus was the Messiah, his followers scoured the Jewish Bible for prophecies that foretold his coming.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 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
Church of the Messiah in the Islandview neighborhood is one of seven Episcopal churches in the city.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
After hearing about the Messiah’s birth, King Herod orders the Massacre of the Innocents, instructing that all male children under two years old in Bethlehem be killed.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Free concerts by the Central Florida Chapter of the American Harp Society and the Messiah Choral Society.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Note, too, that Lot fathers Moab, from whom Ruth and King David are born, and from whom the Messiah will one day emerge.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2008, Church of the Messiah, an Episcopal congregation, started its Silence the Violence campaign to remember victims of gun violence after the deaths of a several young people, said Pastor Barry Randolph.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2024
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