And a star of light has arisen, and a flower has sprung from the root of Jesse—this Christ. For by the power of God He was conceived by a virgin of the seed of Jacob, who was the father of Judah, who, as we have shown, was the father of the Jews; and Jesse was His fore- father according to the oracle, and He was the son of Jacob and Judah according to lineal descent. 458 Chapter XXXII.—Christ predicted by Moses.