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Jesse
ישי he Iesse la Ἰεσσαί grc
Son of Obed, belonging to the tribe of Judah; father of David
- Child of Obed
- Consort of Nitzevet
- Traditionally c. 1140 BCE – c. 1020 BCE
Overview
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 12
Kinship in an account 11
- child of (child) Obed biblical character from the Book of Ruth, son of Boaz and Ruth
- parent of (child) Ozem Sixth son of Jesse and brother of David
- parent of (child) Raddai human biblical figure in 1 Chronicles 2:14, Fifth son of Jesse and brother of David
- parent of (child) Nethaneel human biblical figure in 1 Chronicles 2:14, The fourth son of Jesse and brother of David
- parent of (child) Shimea brother of David in the Bible
- parent of (child) Abinadab male human biblical figure in 1 Samuel 16:8, son of Jesse the son of Obed
- parent of (child) Eliab son of Jesse
- parent of (child) Abigail person in Bible, sister of David, mother of Amasa
- parent of (father) David king of Israel and Judah
- parent of (child) Zeruiah biblical character (Second Book of Samuel)
- partner of (spouse) Nitzevet mother of King David, wife of Jesse, daughter of 'Ada`el
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In the texts
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- Written between 550 and 330 BCE
Book of Ruth
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First Book of Samuel
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Second Book of Samuel
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First Book of Kings
book of the Christian Old Testament correspoinding to the first half of the Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible -
First Book of Chronicles
book of the Christian Old Testament corresponding to the first half of the Book of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible
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