" When Isaiah spoke of Jesus as "the Branch," he used the word "Neh-tzer, meaning "the separated one" or "the Nazarene."
'''Prophecy:''' "And there shall come forth a Shoot out of the stock of Jesse (David's father), and a Branch out of his roots shall grow and bear fruit" (Isaiah 11:1)
'''Fulfilment:''' "He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled , He shall be called a Nazarene (meaning Branch, Separated One)" (Matthew 2:23).[[Category:Jesus]]