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“Arise, go to Nineveh”
Book of Jonah, chapter 3
The ring of Destiny symbolizes
the destiny of each human being as part of the whole creation. The
Hebrew sentence engraved on the ring is “Arise, go to Nineveh”, taken from
the book of Jonah. The book of Jonah tells the story of the prophet
Jonah, son of Amittai, sent by g-d to the city of Nineveh whose people
have sinned, to warn them that their city would fall if they will not
change their ways.
Jonah, refusing to acknowledge his destiny, tried to run away from it.
The fish in the center of the key is the fish that swallowed Jonah and
took him to the depths of the sea (allegoric). At the end Jonah
understood that his own will is merely the difference between his
concept of self and the concept of oneness with g-d.
At the end of the book g-d teaches Jonah that compassion is the
highest virtue of all.
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