Righteous · Old Testament
Righteous Jesse
Also known as Jesse of Bethlehem · Jesse father of David
The father of King David, from whose root the Messiah was foretold to spring.
Explore
Related Saints
- Holy Prophet Moses · Prophet
- Prophet Zachariah · Prophet
- Righteous Joachim · Righteous
- Righteous Patriarch Isaac · Righteous
- Righteous Patriarch Jacob · Righteous
- Righteous Noah · Righteous
Notes
Among the Holy Forefathers, commemorated on the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ. Ancestor of Christ (Isaiah 11:1).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints