bethel

(bet̸həl)

noun

  1. a spot where God is worshiped, marked by a pillar: Gen. 28:17-19
  2. a holy place
  3. ☆ a church or other place of worship for seamen
  4. Brit. a place of worship for non-Anglican Protestants

Origin: LL (Vulg.) < Heb bet-el, house of God

ancient city in Palestine, just north of Jerusalem (Gen. 35:1-15; Judg. 20:26)

See bethel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A hallowed or holy place.
  2. a. A chapel for seafarers.
    b. Chiefly British A Nonconformist chapel, especially a Baptist or Methodist one.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew bêt ’ēl, house of God

Origin: : bayit, house; see byt in Semitic roots

Origin: + ’ēl, God; see אl in Semitic roots

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A town of ancient Palestine north of Jerusalem. It is now a major archaeological site.

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