The Messiah would come from the lineage of Abraham.
OT Prophecy NT Fulfillment
Genesis 18:17–18a
"[17] And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
[18] Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?" 		Matthew 1:1
"The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."
Tanakh - Bereshit - Genesis 18:17–18a
"[17] And HaShem said: 'Shall I hide from Abraham that which I am doing;
[18] seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?'"
Hebrew OT - Genesis 18:17–18a
וַיהוָה אָמָר הַמְכַסֶּה אֲנִי מֵאַבְרָהָם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה
וְאַבְרָהָם הָיוֹ יִהְיֶה לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל וְעָצוּם
וְנִבְרְכוּ בוֹ כֹּל גּוֹיֵי הָאָרֶץ
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