Introduction
Father of King David, of Bethlehem in Judah
Family
- Father: Obed
Biblical Narrative
Other: Jesse's line continues into the House of David project — see the separate 'House of David' file, where his sons (including David) are recorded in full rather than duplicated here.
This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.