In his book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Alfred Edersheim stated that the ancient rabbinic writings classified 456 passages from the Hebrew Scriptures as Messianic, although many of them do not specifically mention the Messiah.
Alfrēds Edersheims savā grāmatā The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah norādīja, ka senajos rabīnu rakstos 456 Ebreju rakstu fragmenti ir attiecināti uz Mesiju, lai gan daudzos no tiem Mesija nav minēts.