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Beulah

//ˈbjuːlə// name

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  1. 1
    A female given name from Hebrew.

    "Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married."

  2. 2
    A village, the county seat of Benzie County, Michigan.
  3. 3
    A town in Mississippi.
  4. 4
    A city in North Dakota.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in Wyoming.
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  1. 6
    A village in Ceredigion, Wales.
  2. 7
    A small village in Treflys community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SN9251).
  3. 8
    A town in the Shire of Yarriambiack, north western Victoria, Australia.
  4. 9
    A town in Kentish council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

A biblical name applied to the land of Israel in Isaiah 62:4, from Biblical Hebrew בְּעוּלָה (bəʿûlâ, “married (woman)”), taken up as a given name by Puritans and used figuratively for the New Earth.

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