Jesse

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jesse \Jes"se\, n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. ?,
     fr. Herb. Yishai.]
     Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ,
     in decorative art; as:
     (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.
     (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the


         name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called
         also {tree of Jesse}.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Jesse window} (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and
        tracery represent the tree of Jesse.
        [1913 Webster]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jesse
     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 Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jesse, gift; oblation; one who is
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Jesse, WV
    Zip code(s): 24849