suburb of Washington, D.C., in central Md.
Origin of Bethesda
after the biblical Bethesda (in RSV, Bethzatha): John 5:2Bethesda
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Bethesda
An unincorporated city of west-central Maryland, a residential suburb of Washington, DC. The National Institutes of Health and Naval Medical Center are here.x
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Proper noun
- (biblical) A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.
Origin
From Aramaic, (בית-חסדא, literally "House of Grace").
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