In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (; , , ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of mashiach, messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible, in which a mashiach is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.
In Abrahamic religions, a messiah or messias (;  , ) is a saviour or liberator of a group of people. The concepts of mashiach, messianism, and of a Messianic Age originated in Judaism, and in the Hebrew Bible in which a mashiach is a king or High Priest traditionally anointed with holy anointing oil.