Difference between revisions of "Moshiach"

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Moshiach (var. meshiah, from Hebrew משיח or "anointed one") is the Jewish word for Messiah.

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-'''Moshiach''' (''var. meshiah, from [[Hebrew]] משיח or "anointed one"'') is the [[Jewish]] word for [[Messiah]].  It refers to a man, descended patrilineally from David, who will gather all Jews back to the [[Holy Land]] and bring an age of peace.
+'''Moshiach''' (''var. meshiah, from [[Hebrew]] משיח or "anointed one"'') is the [[Jewish]] word for [[Messiah]].
-[[Christian]]s and [[Messianic Jews]] believe that [[Jesus Christ]] is the Messiah.  Sunni Muslims also believe that Jesus will return as a Messianic figure, although as a man, not deity.
 [[Category:Religion]]