[Jewelry making - Article 00504] - Re: [Orchid] [Tidbits] Italian Jewish Wedding Ring

[Benjamin Mark]

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    Good evening Mr. Rourke, Forgive me for not remembering your first
    name. That said... 

    I asked Baruch and Ytzak and Moishe and Haim... and here's the
    conglome rate of what I got. 

    Let's start with Mizpah and Mizpeh. Mizpeh in Hebrew means
    Watchtower. The feeling is that Mizpah is a derivative of Mispeh.
    That said... I shall continue. 

    Jacob was in love with Rachel and wanted to marry her. He went to
    Laban-Rachel's father... and asked for her hand. Laban agreed... but
    only after Jacob gave him seven years of servitude. Jacob... strong
    and lustful and passionate youth that he was - don't mind the
    occasional extrapolation... it's in my nature - agreed and gave Laban
    the seven years. When the time came for the betrothal... Laban took
    Jacob into his dark dark tent... and the ceremony was completed.
    Alas... Laban tricked Jacob... and gave him his daughter Leah
    (spellingi). But but but, said Jacob. I wanted Rachel. You want
    Rachel, said Laban. Another seven years and you can have Rachel. The
    next part is not clear to me as to whether Jacob served the second
    seven years or not... but the upshot of it was that Jacob ran away
    with Rachel and married her. He now had two wives - every man's dream
    or nightmare. Laban was not happy. He went to seek Jacob out and
    found him. At this point Jacob climbed atop a high hill-a watchtower
    if you will... a mizpeh... and awaited Laban who he was sure was
    after his blood. But it wasn't so. Peace was made... and a
    covenant was made ... and forevermore they would be friends. 

    Today this expression of friendship is symbolized by the word mizpah
    (derivative of mizpeh)... usually in the form of a charm... half for
    the first party... half for the second party and blahbedi blah blah.
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