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.
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   Jesse window (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and
      tracery represent the tree of Jesse.
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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).
   

Jesse, gift; oblation; one who is