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FATHER OF THE MESSIAH According to the must have descended from Nathan. This is also the opinion of Philo as quoted in Seder Hadoros . The view of the Talmud ( Horayot 11b), however, is that Joash came from Ahaziah Of Judah , who was a descendant of King Solomon . In Maimonides' first writings (Epistle to Yemen , Chapter 3 and Sefer Hamitzvos Loi Sa'asei, #362), the author believed that the Messiah would descend from King Solomon. In Mishneh Torah , however, Maimonides only mentions King David as Moshiach's prerequisite ancestor; King Solomon is not mentioned, implying that Nathan could very-well be the ancestor of the Messiah. Consequently, Maimonides' final ruling accords with the teachings of the Zohar , the most important work of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. Alternatively, it could be explained that Moshiach is a direct paternal descendant of King David, whilst King Solomon might only be his '''maternal''' ancestor. This fits well with the wording of Maimonides' in his commentary to Mishnayos where he writes that Moshiach is from the '''House''' of David, and from the '''seed''' of Solomon. If Moshiach's paternal grandfather was Solomon, he should have stated that he was "From the House of David and Solomon" . Finally, it should be pointed out that in reality it does not matter whether or not one must trace Moshiach back to King Solomon. Since Joash was the only remaining descendant of King David, the ability to trace an individual back to King David is, by default, sufficient. |
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