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Bethel.

An ancient town in Palestine, generally identified with modern Beitin in the West Bank; the site of Abraham's first altar.

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name/ˈbɛθəl/Canada, US
  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.

  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).

Where this word comes from

From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).

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