Below are the biblical references I was referring to. I was discussing the naming of Stump of the World at a different message site and Keith M gave the following:
Isaiah 11:1
"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots."
NIV version
"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. "
refers to the coming of the Messiah from the lineage of Abraham.
Jesus's lineage from Abraham and King David is discussed in Matthew.
King David was the son of Jesse.