Dear Jessica the Lord beholds
Her name is in her eyes
Not hidden from the simple mind
Her Spirit beauty flies
Today she waits so patiently
For the homing of her dove
As we give thanks for this precious gift
And surround her soul with love
Jessica is a traditionally feminine name with Hebrew roots meaning "rich" or "God beholds" — it comes from the Hebrew "yiskah," and variations include Iska, Jeska, Yessica, Jessika, Jess, Jessie and Jesse. Iscah was a daughter of Haran in the Bible's Book of Genesis.
There is no known usage of the name Jessica itself prior to Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice," in which the character Shylock's daughter is named Jessica. So despite its Hebrew origins, Jessica herself was invented by the bard himself.
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