People of the Bible
Jesse
Genealogy of Jesus · Tribe of Judah
Family
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 44 verses
- Ruth
- 4:17, 4:22
- 1 Samuel
- 16:1, 16:3, 16:5, 16:8, 16:9, 16:10, 16:11, 16:18, 16:19, 16:20, 16:22, 17:12, 17:13, 17:17, 17:20, 17:58, 20:27, 20:30, 20:31, 22:7, 22:8, 22:9, 22:13, 25:10
- 2 Samuel
- 20:1, 23:1
- 1 Kings
- 12:16
- 1 Chronicles
- 2:12, 2:13, 10:14, 12:18, 29:26
- 2 Chronicles
- 10:16, 11:18
- Psalms
- 72:20
- Isaiah
- 11:1, 11:10
- Matthew
- 1:5, 1:6
- Luke
- 3:32
- Acts
- 13:22
- Romans
- 15:12
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.