 አስቀድሞ በቅዱስ መጽሐፍ በነቢዩ ዘካርያስ፡- ‹‹ለጽዮን ልጅ እነሆ ንጉሥሽ የዋህ ሆኖ በአህያ ላይና በአህያቱ ግልገል በውርንጭላይቱ ላይ ተቀምጦ ወደ አንቺ ይመጣል በሉአት።
This took place to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet, saying, "Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass."