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    Syriac: ܐܝܫܝ – Eshai; Greek: Ἰεσσαί – Iessaí; Latin: Issai, Isai, Jesse) is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible as the father of David, who became the...
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  • Look up Jesse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jesse may refer to: Jesse (biblical figure), father of David in the Bible Jesse (given name), including...
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    amid the alien corn;" Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruth (Biblical figure). Lists portal List of artifacts significant to the Bible List of mausolea...
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  • defeated in Joshua's conquest. See Hemam. See On (biblical figure) Hori is the personal name of two biblical individuals, as well as being the Hebrew term...
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  • spelled identically as the Biblical name. According to 1 Chronicles 2:43–44, Hebron, a figure associated with the biblical Caleb, was the father of a...
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    Jesse is a given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical figure Jesse, father of Israelite monarch David. The English version...
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    According to the Biblical Narrative, Obed (Hebrew: עוֹבֵד, ‘Ōḇēḏ, "worshipper") was a son of Boaz and Ruth, the father of Jesse, and the grandfather of...
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    father of Jesse and thus later the grandfather of David. Mangold, Max; Cho, See-Young (1994). A Pronouncing and Phonetic Dictionary of Biblical Names. Saarbrücken:...
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    David (/ˈdeɪvɪd/; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד‎, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") was a Jewish monarch of ancient Israel and the third king of the United Kingdom...
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    ed. (1857). "Abigail". A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography: 2–3. Wikidata Q115281287. Media related to Abigail (Biblical figure) at Wikimedia Commons...
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  • Chesave, a 2010 Telugu-language romantic movie Jeassy (1936–2001) Jesse (biblical figure) Jesse (disambiguation) Jessea Jessica Jessie All pages with titles...
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    labeled each figure with the Greek inscription of their names. The biblical figures include from the top left Solomon (Σολομών) the central figure is King...
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    schematic representation of a genealogy. The Tree of Jesse originates in a passage in the biblical Book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent...
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    is mentioned in the first Book of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 3:21). Some biblical scholars see Matthew's genealogy as theologically or symbolically—rather...
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    Biblical books of Matthew and Luke. This is the first known large painted series, although they were often shown in stained glass. See Tree of Jesse....
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    יוֹנָתָן‎ Yōnāṯān; "Yahweh has gifted") is a figure in the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul...
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  • portal Burial places of founders of world religions List of artifacts in biblical archaeology List of Islamic prophets buried in Iran List of mausolea Lives...
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    the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's immense stature vary among biblical sources, with the Masoretic Text describing him as 9 feet 9 inches (2.97 m)...
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    Saul (category Biblical murderers)
    York: Funk & Wagnalls.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Media related to Saul (Biblical figure) at Wikimedia Commons...
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    (/ˈboʊæz/; Hebrew: בֹּעַז Bōʿaz; Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈboʕaz]) is a biblical figure appearing in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible and in the genealogies...
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  • Biblical literalist chronology is the attempt to correlate the historical dates used in the Bible with the chronology of actual events, typically starting...
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  • with her friend, Jesse. They stop by the king's feast before he goes marching to war to avenge his father's death. Hadassah and Jesse witness the king...
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    Benjamin (category Founders of biblical tribes)
    Binyamin. Vol. I. Encyclopaedia of Islam. Media related to Benjamin (Biblical figure) at Wikimedia Commons "Benjamin", The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1908: Material...
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  • Gaiser, says, "historical investigation is part and parcel of biblical faith." A historical figure may be interpreted to support political aims. In France in...
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    by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by God. According to the Biblical narrative, David (who was not yet king) and his band of men, who had been...
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  • ancient Israelites who died without sin, the other three being Benjamin, Jesse and Amram. The throne eventually passed to his younger half brother, Solomon...
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    Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator...
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    somewhat populated in King David's time, and lends some credence to the biblical claim that Jerusalem was originally a Canaanite fortress; however, Jerusalem...
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  • the Biblical story of two brothers one which murders the other out of jealousy and is punished to wander alone. In his confusion in trying to figure which...
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    the Pitti Palace, Florence. The painting depicts the moments after the biblical heroine Judith has assassinated the general Holofernes, and is fleeing...
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