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Person · named in 44 verses

Jesse

In the family line of Jesus Joseph's line (Matthew 1) and Mary's line (Luke 3) both run through here. They split after David: Joseph's through Solomon, Mary's through Nathan.

Jesse appears in the story c. 1063–975 BC. The source has no birth and death years, so this is the span of the dated verses that name Jesse.

Father
Obed
Children
Abinadab, Shammah, Ozem, Eliab, Raddai, David, Elihu, Nethaneel

Who else was around

Jesse and others from the same books whose time overlaps. Tap a bar to compare.

  1. Samuel1152–1060 BC
  2. Saulc. 1095–1056 BC
  3. Jonathanc. 1093–1018 BC
  4. Abnerc. 1087–1014 BC
  5. David1085–1015 BC
  6. Jessec. 1063–975 BC
  7. Joabc. 1060–984 BC
  8. Absalomc. 1053–955 BC
  9. Zadokc. 1048–1014 BC
  10. Asaph (Levite)c. 1042–1004 BC
  11. Solomon1036–975 BC
  12. Rehoboam1016–958 BC
  13. Jeroboamc. 984–721 BC

Blue: in the family line of Jesus

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Books that name Jesse

Ruth1308–1307 BC1 Samuel1165–1056 BC2 Samuel1053–1015 BC1 Kings1015–889 BC1 Chronicles1056–1015 BC2 Chronicles1015–536 BCPsalms1062–444 BCIsaiah759–698 BCMatthewAD 26–33Luke5 BC – AD 33ActsAD 33–62RomansAD 60

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