Menahem ben Hezekiah

Menahem ben Hezekiah

Menahem ben Hezekiah was a quasi-Messianic Jewish teacher born on the day the Second Temple was destroyed.[1]

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  1. ^ The Messiah texts - Page 24 Raphael Patai - 1988 "The list of legendary Redeemers, or quasi-Messianic charismatic figures, includes Moses, Elijah (see chapter 14), ... the First Temple was destroyed), Menahem ben Hezekiah (who was born on the very day the Second Temple was destroyed;"

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