Bethel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛθəl/
Etymology: From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).
Senses: glosses: An ancient town in Palestine, generally identified with modern Beitin in the West Bank; the site of Abraham's first altar.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
The largest city in western Alaska.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A census area in Alaska, which includes the city,
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A ghost town in Madera County, California.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Sussex County, Delaware.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A tiny city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Sullivan County, New York.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A rural unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A ghost town in York County, South Carolina.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wood County, Wisconsin.
glosses: Any of several places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bethel Township.
glosses: A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).
Derived terms: Bethel Park
Lower Mount Bethel
Mount Bethel