who is david's dad in the bible
Jesse
title: Jesse text: Jesse Jesse , or Yishai (, meaning "King" or "God exists" or "God's gift"; "Eshai"; "Iessai"; ; "Yassa") is a figure described in the Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ("Ben Yishai"). The role as both father of King David and ancestor of Christ has been used in various depictions in art, e.g. as the Tree of Jesse or in hymns like Behold, a Branch is growing. According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and title: Jesse text: journal that the site houses a cave which connects to the Tomb of Machpela, an assertion postulated by many over the years. The site was refurbished in 2009. Jesse Jesse , or Yishai (, meaning "King" or "God exists" or "God's gift"; "Eshai"; "Iessai"; ; "Yassa") is a figure described in the Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" ("Ben Yishai"). The role as both father of King David and ancestor of Christ has been used in various depictions in art, e.g. as the title: Sons of David text: Sons of David The sons of King David are mentioned both as a group and individually several times in the biblical accounts of the reigns both of David and his successor Solomon. The number of sons mentioned by name in the Hebrew Bible is 19. In addition, two further unnamed sons are recorded as having been born in Jerusalem, one, probably both, having died in infancy. One of these was the first child born of David's adulterous relationship with Bathsheba. Only one of David's daughters, Tamar, is mentioned by name. The named sons are as follows. First those born in title: David text: is not named in any book of the Bible, but the Talmud identifies her as Nitzevet daughter of Adael. When the story was retold in 1 Chronicles (4th century BCE) he was made the youngest of seven sons and given two sisters, Zeruiah and Abigail. The Book of Ruth (possibly also 4th century BCE) traces his ancestry back to Ruth the Moabite. David is described as cementing his relations with various political and national groups through marriage. King Saul initially offered David his oldest daughter Merab. David did not refuse the offer, but humbled himself in front of Saul to title: David IV of Georgia text: his father, George II of Georgia (r. 1072–1089), granted to the Mghvime monastery and dated to 1073. According to the "Life of King of Kings David", David was the only son of George II. The contemporaneous Armenian chronicler Matthew of Edessa mentions David's brother Totorme, who, according to the modern historian Robert W. Thomson, was his sister. The name of David's mother, , is recorded in a margin note in the Gospel of Matthew from the Tskarostavi monastery; she is otherwise unknown. David bore the name of the biblical king-prophet, from whom the Georgian Bagratids claimed their descent and whose