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<p><b>Jesse</b> ( ) or <b>Yishai</b> is a figure described in the <a href="page.php?w=Hebrew_Bible">Hebrew Bible</a> as the father of <a href="page.php?w=David">David</a>, who became the king of the <a href="page.php?w=Israelites">Israelites</a>. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (Ben Yishai). The role as both father of King David and ancestor of <a href="page.php?w=Jesus">Jesus</a> has been used in various depictions in art, poetry and music e.g. as the <a href="page.php?w=Tree_of_Jesse">Tree of Jesse</a> or in hymns like</p><p>
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