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In Abrahamic religions, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ), Christ (Χριστός), or Mahdi (مهدي, ISO 233: mahdī) is the one chosen to lead and thereby save the world.

The concepts of Moshiach, Messianism, and Messianic Age grew from Isaiah's writings (4:2 & ch 11) during the latter half of the 8th century BCE. The term comes from the Hebrew verb meaning "to apply oil to," to anoint. In the Hebrew Bible, Israel's kings were sometimes called God's "messiah" -- God's anointed one. A moshiach (messiah) could also be an anointed high priest or prophet. Messiahs were not even exclusively Jewish, as the Hebrew Bible refers to Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, as a messiah for his decree to rebuild the Jerusalem Temple.

In Judaism, the Jewish Messiah, hamashiach (המשיח, "the anointed one"), often referred to as "King Messiah" (מלך המשיח, melekh hamashiach), will descend from King David and accomplish the unification of the twelve tribes, into a re-established nation. The Jerusalem Temple's rebuilding will usher in a Messianic Age of global peace.

In Christianity, the Messiah is called the Christ, from χριστός, translating the Hebrew word of the same meaning. The concept of the Messiah in Christianity originated from the Messiah in Judaism. However, unlike the concept of the Messiah in Judaism and Islam, the Messiah in Christianity is the Son of God. Christ became the accepted Christian designation and title of Jesus of Nazareth, because Christians believe that messianic prophecies in the Christian Old Testament were fulfilled in his mission, death, and resurrection. They believe that Christ will fulfill the rest of the Messianic prophecies in the Second Coming, specifically the prophecy of a future king who would come from the Davidic line and usher in a Messianic Age and World to Come.