ID: 901000413 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000413	Record Type: Character/Person

	Jesse (Old Testament character)

Note: Biblical character depicted in images of the Tree of Jesse. In the Old Testament, the father of King David. Jesse was the son of Ohed, and the grandson of Boaz and Ruth. He was a farmer and sheep breeder in Bethlehem. David was the youngest of Jesse’s 8 sons.

Names:

	Jesse (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Jesse (Old Testament character) (Dutch-P,D,N)
	Isai (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Jesse (Old Testament character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	associated with .... Tree of Jesse
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian allegory, symbolism, theme, Themes surrounding Jesus Christ, Tree of Jesse (Christian theme)) [901000411]

	parent of .... David, King of Israel
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Old Testament iconography, Old Testament characters, David, King of Israel (Old Testament character)) [901001014]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Jesse (Old Testament character)
	................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Isai (Old Testament character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-) accessed 13 September 2012
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Jesse," accessed 30 June 2017