The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “root of Jesse” or similar in English is translated as “descendant of the ancient man of God who was called Jesse” in Huehuetla Tepehua, as “a person born in the family line of Jesse” in Yatzachi Zapotec, and as “a son from the people of Jesse the father of David” in Mezquital Otomi. (Source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)

The following is a stained glass window in St Peter & St Paul church in Salle, England. It was designed ca. 1888 by Ernest Heasman. It is part of a larger window describing Jesus’ family tree :

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Stained glass is not just highly decorative, it’s a medium which has been used to express important religious messages for centuries. Literacy was not widespread in the medieval and Renaissance periods and the Church used stained glass and other artworks to teach the central beliefs of Christianity. In Gothic churches, the windows were filled with extensive narrative scenes in stained glass — like huge and colorful picture storybooks — in which worshipers could ‘read’ the stories of Christ and the saints and learn what was required for their religious salvation. (Source: Victoria and Albert Museum )