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Beulah

American  
[byoo-luh] / ˈbju lə /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity.

  2. Land of Beulah.

  3. a first name.


Beulah British  
/ ˈbjuːlə /

noun

  1. Old Testament the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4)

"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

Etymology

Origin of Beulah

From Hebrew bəʾūlāh, literally, “married woman”


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Pastor Robert Taylor of Beulah Baptist Church in Watts has advocated for greater resources for MLK hospital in his role as president of Watts Area Ministers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

A representative of the Beulah Convention nonprofit declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Thirty-five years ago, Smalls opened his first restaurant, Café Beulah, which set him on that path.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025

For more than four decades, Lagueria Davis’s aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, worked at Mattel.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

Cudn Hope said, “Li’l Beulah had to watch whilst Miss Winnie went flyin’ off to Kingdom Come.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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