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bethel definition

bethel (bet̸h′əl)

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

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

Bethel definition

Bethel (bet̸h′əl)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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