Mizpah
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Mizpah or Miz'peh may refer to:
- one of several places in ancient Israel:
- Mizpah in BenjaminMizpah in BenjaminMizpah was a city of Benjamin.Tell en-Nasbeh is one of two sites often identified with Biblical Mizpah of Benjamin, and is located about 8 miles north of Jerusalem. The other suggested location is Neby Samwil, which is some 4 miles north-west of Jerusalem, and situated on the loftiest hill in the...
, a city near Jerusalem - Mizpah in Gilead (Genesis)Mizpah in Gilead (Genesis)Mizpah is a place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot on his return to Israel from Padan-aram...
, the place where Laban overtook Jacob on his return to Canaan - Mizpah in Gilead (Judges)Mizpah in Gilead (Judges)Mizpah is town in Gilead, where Jephthah resided, and where he assumed the command of the Israelites in a time of national danger. Here he made his rash vow; and here his daughter submitted to her mysterious fate...
, a town where Jephthah resided, possibly identical to the above - Mizpah in Gilead (Joshua)Mizpah in Gilead (Joshua)The Mizpah is a region in Gilead, at the foot of Mount Hermon, inhabited by Hivites . The name in Hebrew here has the article before it, "the Mizpeh," "the watch-tower." The modern village of Metullah, meaning also "the look-out," probably occupies the site so called....
, a region at the foot of Mount Hermon inhabited by Hivites - Mizpah (Moab)Mizpah (Moab)Mizpah was either a royal city or fortress in Moab to which David removed his parents for safety during his persecution by Saul . Modern day sites suggested for its potential location include Kerak and Rujm el-Meshrefeh in Jordan....
, a town to which David removed his parents for safety during his persecution by Saul - Mizpah (Judah)Mizpah (Judah)Mizpah was a city in the Kingdom of Judah, in the district of the Shephelah or maritime lowland.Eusebius and Jerome put the territory of Eleutheropolis near the road to Elia....
, a city of Judah (Joshua 15:38), in the district of the Shephelah or maritime lowland
- Mizpah in Benjamin
- Mizpah, MinnesotaMizpah, MinnesotaMizpah is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 56 at the 2010 census. The name is the Hebrew word for "watchtower."...
, a town in the United States - Mizpah, New JerseyMizpah, New JerseyMizpah is an unincorporated community within the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. U.S. Route 40 is a major roadway in Mizpah....
, an unincorporated area in the United States - Mizpah CongregationMizpah CongregationMizpah Congregation is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Chattanooga.The congregation was founded in 1866 by German Jewish businessmen, many of whom were veterans of the Civil War. The congregation dedicated its first synagogue building,the Walnut Street Temple, in 1882...
, a Jewish congregation in Chattanooga, Tennessee founded in 1866http://www.mizpahcongregation.org - Mizpah (emotional bond)Mizpah (emotional bond)Mizpah is an emotional bond between people who are separated . Mizpah jewelry is worn to signify this bond, and the word "mizpah" can often be found on headstones in cemeteries and on other memorials. From Genesis 31:49 of the Bible"And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when...
, an emotional bond between people who are separated - Mizpah Spring Hut, one of the High Huts of the White Mountains
- Mizpah (steamboat)Mizpah (steamboat)The steamboat Mizpah operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet.-Construction:Construction of Mizpah began in 1901 at Olympia, but the vessel was not launched until 1905, when she was completed by Capt. John C. Ross. Mizpah was propeller-driven, 55' long, and rated at...
, later converted to a diesel tug which ran on Puget Sound - Mizpah Mine, the leading producer in the Tonopah, NevadaTonopah, NevadaTonopah is a census-designated place located in and the county seat of Nye County, Nevada. It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 approximately mid-way between Las Vegas and Reno....
mining district - USS Mizpah, a United States Navy patrol yacht converted from a private vessel of the same name in 1942