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Jesse

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | © A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jesse Father of David, grandson of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess (Ruth 4: 17–22), who farmed successfully (1 Sam. 16: 20). He is named in the infancy narratives of Matt. (1: 5–6) and Luke (3: 22) as one of the ancestors of Jesus.

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