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Root of David
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Title of Christ in Apocalypse 5,22, where the word "offspring" is added to make its meaning clearer. It is borrowed from Isaias 11 where it designates the future Messias. "As the Prophet foresaw, the stump of the old tree of the House of David sent forth a new David to rule the nations."
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Entry for 'Root of David'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/r/root-of-david.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Root of David'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/r/root-of-david.html. 1910.
