Dict: easton - Jesse

Jesse @ firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth kjv@Ruth:4:17 kjv@Ruth:4:22 kjv@Matthew:1:5-6; kjv@Luke:3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David ( kjv@1Samuel:17:12). The phrase "stem of Jesse" is used for the family of David kjv@Isaiah:11:1), and "root of Jesse" for the Messiah kjv@Isaiah:11:10; kjv@Revelation:5:5). Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem ( kjv@1Samuel:17:17-18, 20; kjv@Psalms:78:71). The last reference to him is of David's procuring for him an asylum with the king of Moab ( kjv@1Samuel:22:3).