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, Ru 4:17 1Sa 16:1-23 17:12 22:3 Mt 1:5.

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Jesse. Jesse
Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase “stem of Jesse” is used for the family of David (Isa. 11:1), and “root of Jesse” for the Messiah (Isa. 11:10; Rev. 5:5). Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem (1 Sam. 17:17, 18, 20; Ps. 78:71). The last reference to him is of David’s procuring for him an asylum with the king of Moab (1 Sam. 22:3).

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Jesse. gift; oblation; one who is

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JESSE. → Father of David Ru 4:17; 1Sa 17:12 → Ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:5,6 → Samuel visits, under divine command, to select a successor to Saul from his sons 1Sa 16:1-13 → Saul asks, to send David to become a member of his court 1Sa 16:19-23 → Sons in Saul's army 1Sa 17:13-28 → Lives with David in Moab 1Sa 22:3,4 → Descendants of 1Ch 2:13-17

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father of David Ru 4:17; 1Sa 16:1; 17:13; 22:3; 1Ch 2:13; Mt 1:5

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Jes″se (?), n. [[LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. �, fr. Herb. Yishai.]] Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art; as: (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass. (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; — called also tree of Jesse. Jesse window (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse.