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Bethel
//ˈbɛθəl// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 An ancient town in Palestine, generally identified with modern Beitin in the West Bank; the site of Abraham's first altar.
- 2 Any of several places in the United States:; The largest city in western Alaska.
- 3 Any of several places in the United States:; A census area in Alaska, which includes the city,
- 4 Any of several places in the United States:; A ghost town in Madera County, California.
- 5 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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- 6 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Sussex County, Delaware.
- 7 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
- 8 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.
- 9 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
- 10 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- 11 Any of several places in the United States:; A tiny city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
- 12 Any of several places in the United States:; A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
- 13 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Sullivan County, New York.
- 14 Any of several places in the United States:; A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York.
- 15 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
- 16 Any of several places in the United States:; A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
- 17 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
- 18 Any of several places in the United States:; A rural unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
- 19 Any of several places in the United States:; A neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon.
- 20 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon.
- 21 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
- 22 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- 23 Any of several places in the United States:; A ghost town in York County, South Carolina.
- 24 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
- 25 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
- 26 Any of several places in the United States:; A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
- 27 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.
- 28 Any of several places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
- 29 Any of several places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Wood County, Wisconsin.
- 30 Any of several places in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bethel Township.
- 31 A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).
Noun
- 1 A holy place.
- 2 Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”). alt-of, alternative
- 3 a house of worship (especially one for sailors) wordnet
- 4 A chapel, especially one for sailors, converted from an old ship.
"Six thousand of this number constitute the seafaring portion of the floating population of New York and Brooklyn, and for their particular accommodation there are, of mission stations and bethels, fifteen places that invite the sailor to hear the Word of God."
- 5 A chapter of Job's Daughters International.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Hebrew בֵּית אֵל (beth el, literally “house of God”). See also Bethel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia.
Etymology 2
From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).
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