Stump of Jesse
E185868
The Stump of Jesse is a Christian symbolic motif representing the humble origins and prophetic lineage of Jesus Christ from Jesse, the father of King David.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Root of Jesse | 2 |
| Rod of Jesse | 1 |
| Stump of Jesse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1651874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stump of Jesse Context triple: [Jesse, symbolAssociatedWith, Stump of Jesse]
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A.
Rob Roy Creek
Rob Roy Creek is a small stream in the Midwestern United States that serves as a tributary within the Fox River watershed spanning Illinois and Wisconsin.
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B.
The Stump
The Stump is the popular nickname for the towering parish church of St Botolph in Boston, Lincolnshire, renowned for its massive, landmark tower visible for miles across the flat surrounding landscape.
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C.
Jemmy
Jemmy was an enslaved African man in colonial South Carolina who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
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D.
Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is the site in Salem, Massachusetts historically associated with the execution of individuals accused during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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E.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stump of Jesse Target entity description: The Stump of Jesse is a Christian symbolic motif representing the humble origins and prophetic lineage of Jesus Christ from Jesse, the father of King David.
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A.
Rob Roy Creek
Rob Roy Creek is a small stream in the Midwestern United States that serves as a tributary within the Fox River watershed spanning Illinois and Wisconsin.
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B.
The Stump
The Stump is the popular nickname for the towering parish church of St Botolph in Boston, Lincolnshire, renowned for its massive, landmark tower visible for miles across the flat surrounding landscape.
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C.
Jemmy
Jemmy was an enslaved African man in colonial South Carolina who led the 1739 Stono Rebellion, one of the largest slave uprisings in British North America.
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D.
Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is the site in Salem, Massachusetts historically associated with the execution of individuals accused during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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E.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian symbolic motif
ⓘ
Christological symbol ⓘ biblical symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Christian devotional literature
ⓘ
biblical commentaries on Isaiah 11 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Advent
ⓘ
Christmas ⓘ Jesse Tree devotion ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
God’s power to bring life from death
ⓘ
lowly family background of the Messiah ⓘ |
| hasConceptualOpposite | proud royal splendor without humility ⓘ |
| hasKeyPhrase | “a shoot from the stump of Jesse” ⓘ |
| hasLanguageForm | English ⓘ |
| hasMetaphoricalForm |
cut-down tree trunk
ⓘ
stump with new shoot ⓘ |
| hasOriginInText |
Book of Isaiah
ⓘ
Isaiah 11:1 ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalTheme |
covenant faithfulness of God
ⓘ
incarnation ⓘ messianic hope ⓘ salvation history ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | prophecy of Christ ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
Church Fathers
ⓘ
medieval theologians ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Jesse
ⓘ
Jesus Christ ⓘ King David ⓘ Stump of Jesse self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Root of Jesse
Jesse Tree ⓘ
surface form:
Tree of Jesse
|
| linkedToDoctrine |
Christ as Son of David
ⓘ
Christ as fulfillment of prophecy ⓘ Christ’s human ancestry ⓘ Christ’s royal lineage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian typology
ⓘ
biblical messianic imagery ⓘ |
| refersTo |
House of David
ⓘ
surface form:
Davidic dynasty
Jesse ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of Davidic line
ⓘ
fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ humble origins of Jesus Christ ⓘ messianic lineage of Jesus Christ ⓘ new life from apparent ruin ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian art
ⓘ
Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian iconography ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stump of Jesse Description of subject: The Stump of Jesse is a Christian symbolic motif representing the humble origins and prophetic lineage of Jesus Christ from Jesse, the father of King David.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
this entity surface form:
Rod of Jesse
this entity surface form:
Root of Jesse
this entity surface form:
Root of Jesse