Mizpah

Mizpah or Miz'peh ("watch-tower; the look-out") may refer to:

• one of several places in ancient Israel:
  • Mizpah in Benjamin, a city near Jerusalem
  • Mizpah in Gilead (Genesis), the place where Laban overtook Jacob on his return to Canaan
  • Mizpah in Gilead (Judges), a town where Jephthah resided, possibly identical to the above
  • Mizpah in Gilead (Joshua), a region at the foot of Mount Hermon inhabited by Hivites
  • Mizpah (Moab), a town to which David removed his parents for safety during his persecution by Saul
  • Mizpah (Judah), a city of Judah (Joshua 15:38), in the district of the Shephelah or maritime lowland
• Mizpah, Minnesota, a town in the United States
• Mizpah, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in the United States
• Mizpah Congregation, a Jewish congregation in Chattanooga, Tennessee founded in 1866[1]
• Mizpah (emotional bond), an emotional bond between people who are separated
• Mizpah Spring Hut, one of the High Huts of the White Mountains
• Mizpah (steamboat), later converted to a diesel tug which ran on Puget Sound
• Mizpah Mine, the leading producer in the Tonopah, Nevada mining district
• USS Mizpah, a United States Navy patrol yacht converted from a private vessel of the same name in 1942
• Mizpah Shrine, Mizpah Shriners, Fort Wayne, IN. Part of Shriner's International. www.mizpahshriners.com