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Originally Posted by badgeguy
Question: I see Mizpah at the bottom of the headstones....isn't that a Jewish word? (Sorry if I'm wrong, I was just curious if it was becuase I am wondering if Phi Mu had Jewish connections?)
I'm reading a book called Going Greek about the formations of the Jewish fraternities and sororities.
BG
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It is a Hebrew (and Biblical) word, though I wonder if you are thinking of
mitzvah.
Mizpah. And:
"Laban said, 'This heap [of stones] is a witness between you and me this day.' Therefore it was named Galeed, and Mizpah, for he said, 'May the Lord watch between you and me when we are absent one from the other.'"
Genesis 31:48-49. This is referred to as the Covenant of Mizpah.
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