In his deathbed blessing of his sons, the patriarch Jacob foretold: “The scepter will not turn aside from Judah, neither the commander’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to him the obedience of the peoples will belong. ”
( ઉત. ૪૯: ૧૦) ઘણા યહુદી નિષ્ણાતો માનતા હતા કે એ શબ્દો મસીહ વિષે લખાયા હશે.