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bethel

1

[ beth-uhl ]

noun

  1. a sacred area or sanctuary.
  2. a church or hostel for sailors.


Bethel

2

[ beth-uhl; beth-el, beth-el ]

noun

  1. a village near Jerusalem.
  2. a town in southwestern Connecticut.

Bethel

/ ˈbɛθəl /

noun

  1. an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
  2. a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
  3. a seamen's chapel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bethel1

First recorded in 1610–20, bethel is from Hebrew bēth 'ēl “house of God”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bethel1

C17: from Hebrew bēth 'Ēl house of God
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Example Sentences

For Ellen Hodges, a doctor from Bethel, Alaska, the coronavirus vaccination effort is the most rewarding project in which she has been involved, she said.

About a third of voters live in Bethel, with the rest spread across 29 surrounding villages.

Upon Fansler’s resignation in early 2018, Alaska Democrats in the Bethel region selected Anderson-Agimuk to become the district party chairman and to begin looking over applications for a replacement.

One of the people in the group was a woman in her late 20s who’d been on one prior date with the Bethel lawmaker.

Like Fansler and Keppel, she had served on the Bethel City Council and in 2008 became Bethel’s youngest mayor at just 24.

"I don't ask about the election; I heard all that at the railway station," returned Otway Bethel, impatiently.

And so you took a bribe to conceal one of the foulest crimes that man ever committed, Mr. Otway Bethel!

Otway Bethel came in for a side shaft or two from his lordship; Richard Hare for sympathy.

And the actress was a Christian, godly, if not according to the godliness of Little Bethel.

The speaker was Otway Bethel, who was on the opposite side of the street; the spoken to, the gentleman with the jewellery.

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