2009-11-16T14:06:38-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/father+of+david/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2011:10&version=NIV 2009-11-16T14:06:38-05:00 Jesse was the father of David, the famous Old Testament king. Jesus is sometimes called the Root of Jesse--a descendant of that kingly line, destined to save Israel from her sins.