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  2. Jesse ( / ˈdʒɛsi /) [3] or Yishai ( Hebrew: יִשַׁי – Yīšay, [a] 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 is a given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical figure Jesse, father of Israelite monarch David. The English version is derived from the Latin Iesse, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Iessaí (Ἰεσσαί), and ultimately from the Hebrew Yišay (יִשַׁי).

  4. Jul 29, 2022 · Jesse was Davids father and Jesus is the root that would come up from the stump of Jesse. While the connection to Jesse is because of David, Jesus will be the one who will rule, not like David, but even better than David.

  5. Jan 4, 2022 · 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Apr 12, 2024 · In the Bible, Jesse is primarily recognized as the father of David, who became the King of Israel and wrote the Book of Psalms. He is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in both the books of Matthew 1:5-6 and Luke 3:31-32, which highlight his descent from Ruth and Boaz, placing him in the line of Judah.

  9. Discover the meaning of Jesse in the Bible. Study the definition of Jesse with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

  10. Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem ( 1 Samuel 17:17, 18, 20; Psalm 78:71 ). The last reference to him is of David's procuring for him an asylum with the king of Moab ( 1 Samuel 22:3 ).

  11. www.encyclopedia.com › biblical-proper-names-biographies › jesseJesse | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · JESSE (Heb. יִשָׁי ,יִשַׁי), father of King *David. According to the Book of Ruth (4:17–22), Jesse was the grandson of Boaz and Ruth and was listed among the descendants of Pereẓ, son of Judah, who lived in Beth-Lehem.

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