- verses
- 44
- first named
- Ruth 4:17
- last named
- Luke 3:32
- period
- United Monarchy
- tribe
- Judah
Description
Who was Jesse?
Jesse was a Bethlehemite from the tribe of Judah and the father of King David. He is first mentioned in the book of Ruth as the son of Obed and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. Jesse had eight sons, the youngest of whom was David, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel to be king over Israel. Jesse is described as an old man during the time of David's youth, and he sent David to take supplies to his older brothers who were fighting in Saul's army against the Philistines. Later, when David was on the run from Saul, he expressed concern for his parents' safety, and he arranged for them to stay with the king of Moab. Jesse is also mentioned in the genealogies of Jesus Christ in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, emphasizing the Messianic lineage from Jesse through David. The prophet Isaiah foretold that the Messiah would come from the "stump of Jesse," symbolizing the humble origins of the Davidic dynasty.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.
Associated with
Child of
- ObedregistryRuth 4:17Ruth 4:221 Chronicles 2:12 +1
Father of
- Abigailregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
- Abinadabregistry, no verse
- DavidregistryRuth 4:17Ruth 4:22Matthew 1:6 +9
- Eliabregistry1 Chronicles 2:132 Chronicles 11:18
- Elihuregistry, no verse
- Nethanelregistry, no verse
- Ozemregistry, no verse
- Raddairegistry, no verse
- Shimeahregistry, no verse
- Zeruiahregistry, no verse
Spouse of
- Nahashregistry, no verse
Took part in
Stands in the same events as
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 44, across 12 books. The name is written 47 times in them.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Ruth 4Jesse became the father of David.
- 1 Samuel 16Jesse presented his sons to Samuel, then sent David to Saul with bread, wine, and a young goat.
- 1 Samuel 17Jesse sends David to check on his brothers with grain, bread, and cheese.
- Psalms 72Jesse appears in the closing description of David.
- Isaiah 11Jesse gives the rising Branch his roots, though the stump is where the story begins.
Sources