ישי's father is עובד. His paternal grandparents are בועז and רות. He is an only child.
General Notes
(1) The father of Abigail and Zeruiah, the sisters of David (2 Samuel 1 7:25; compare 1 Chronicles 2:16). The text in 2 S, where this reference is made, is hopelessly corrupt; for that reason there are various explan ations. The rabbis maintain that Nahasa BD Jesse Father of David, and therefore ancestor of all the kings of Judah and a lso of Christ (Ruth 4: 17, 22; 1 Chr. 2: 5-12; Matt. 1: 5-6). He is repe atedly mentioned in connection with the early history of David (1 Sam. 1 6: 17; seealso Isa. 11: 1,1
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