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Jesse, Tree of

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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in ecclesiastical architecture, is a representation of the genealogy of Christ on scrolls of foliage so arranged as to represent a tree, and was quite a common subject for sculpture, painting, and embroidery. In ancient churches, the candlesticks often took this form, and was therefore called a Jesse. See Parker, Gloss. Archit. s.v.; Walcott, Sacred Archoeology, p. 333.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Jesse, Tree of'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​j/jesse-tree-of.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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