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The Hebrew word Mizpah, literally "lookout" or "watchtower," comes from Genesis 31:49, where it is the name of a mound of stones that serves as witness to a covenant between Laban and Jacob and signifies the bond that remains when they are separated. The use of the word Mizpah on headstones is a reminder of the unbreakable connection between those who have died and those who are still living.
The Chinese characters: literally, "Grave of a woman of the Ng clan married to a man of the Young clan" or "Grave of Mrs. Young née Ng." Her maiden name in this country, Kim, is derived from the personal name of her father, Ng (family name) Hon Kim (personal name), but her true Chinese surname is Ng.
The headstone also states that her native place is Nahm Fun Village, Gong Ling Township, Hoiping County, Guangdong Province, (China). This information refers to the birthplace of her husband, Young (family name) Kai Suey (personal name). Her ancestral home is actually Loong On Village, Sheung Ping Bo, Toishan County, Guangdong Province, China--the birthplace of her father. In former times, it was customary to write the name of a huband's birthplace on the grave marker of a wife.
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