Ramus
A ramus is a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
Isaiah prophecied that hope would come to Israel from a ramus of Jesse. Jesse was the father of King David and an ancestor of Jesus (Matthew 1:5-6, Luke 3:32). Some refer to this passage as the "Tree of Jesse".
"Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,
And a branch from his roots will bear fruit." (Isaiah 11:1, NASB)
Note: This "Jesse Tree", attributed to Girolamo Genga (1476-1551), rests in the National Gallery in London.
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