THE JEWISH MESSIAH

Bible ​ Some have deemed the Bible's many genealogical passages unnecessary. Yet, the frequency with which genealogies appear in the Scriptures is evidence of their importance. Genealogies established one's lineage—one's Jewishness, one's tribal identity, one's right to the priesthood, and one's right to kingship. ​ From all the genealogies in the Hebrew Scriptures, two observations become apparent. With infrequent exceptions, only the male line is traced, and only men's name

Jesus is a real historical person, born in the Land of Israel, during the Roman occupation, in approximately the year 3 BCE. His name was actually pronounced, "Yeshua," (יֵשׁוּעַ‬) and that is the name used in this article. That Yeshua was born, Jewish is one of the least contested truths of the Bible. The very first verse of the New Covenant reads The book of the genealogy of Messiah Yeshua ("Jesus Christ"), the son of David, the son of Abraham (Matt. 1:1). Abraham was the

Perhaps more than any other prophec]y, the Messiah's prophesied virgin birth undergoes continual dialogue. Not because it didn't happen, but because it is so supernatural that it is difficult to wrap one's mind around the concept. But the question is, does the Hebrew word almah refer to a virgin or a young woman? While two of the four gospels refer to the virgin birth, and only Matthew refers back to our major prophet, Isaiah, let's try and understand more.