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Son of Obed, a Bethlehemite, and father of David. Little is recorded of Jesse, but his name constantly occurs in the description of David as 'the son of Jesse.' Ruth 4: 17, 22; 1 Sam. 16: 1-22; 1 Sam. 17: 12-
20, 58; Ps. 72: 20; Matt. 1: 5, 6; Luke 3: 32. The Lord Jesus is referred to as a branch and a root of Jesse. Isa. 11: 1, 10: cf. Rev. 22: 16.