In the Gospel of Luke chapter 2 verse 25 we read about Symeon who, among the rest of the Jews, are waiting for the "Consolation of Israel" to be born into the world. Relief and Consolation may well be the same person, and indeed in the Gospel of Luke the "Consolation of Israel" is also referred to as Messiah. Also there might be a reference to this scripture by Jesus from Nazareth himself, in the Gospel of John chapter 8, verse 56, where Jesus is talking about Abraham who in a prophetic vision is to see Christ being born into the world. This prophetic vision is not mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible, nor in the Torah.