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  2. Jesse (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ s i /) or Yishai (Hebrew: יִשַׁי – Yīšay, in pausa Hebrew: יִשָׁי – Yīšāy, meaning "King" or "God's gift"; Syriac: ܐܝܫܝ – Eshai; Greek: Ἰεσσαί – Iessaí; Latin: Issai, Isai, Jesse) is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites.

  3. Jesse, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), the father of King David. Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. He was a farmer and sheep breeder in Bethlehem. David was the youngest of Jesse’s eight sons. The appellation “son of Jesse” served as a synonym for David, both at.

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  4. Jul 29, 2022 · Who Was Jesse? The Bible tells us in Ruth 4:22 that Jesse was the son of Obed and was also David’s father. Outside of this, the Bible does not tell us a lot about who Jesse was. His time on the stage of Scripture is seen primarily in chapters 16 and 17 of 1 Samuel.

  5. Father of King David. Son of Obed and grandson of the prosperous Bethlehemite, Boaz, and his Moabitess wife, Ruth ( Ruth 4:17, 22; 1 Chron 2:12; Matt 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32 ). A member of the tribe of Judah, he was a wealthy landholder in Bethlehem.

  6. Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Jesse in the Bible is father of David and thus an important part of the lineage of Christ, the Son of David ( Matthew 22:42 ). We don’t know much about Jesse as a person; most of the Bible’s references to Jesse come in the context of his relation to his famous son David.

  7. Jesse. Son of Obed and father of David. He was a grandson of Ruth the Moabitess, and in he native land he found an asylum while David was most in danger from the jealous pursuit of Saul, Ruth 4:17 1 Samuel 16:1-23 17:12 22:3 Mt 1:5. Easton's Bible Dictionary. Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:17, 22; Matthew 1:5 ...

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  9. Jun 9, 2023 · Meaning & History. From Ἰεσσαί (Iessai), the Greek form of the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishai), which possibly means "gift". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Jesse James (1847-1882), an American outlaw who held up ...

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