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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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Any of several places in the United States:
The largest city in western Alaska.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A census area in Alaska, which includes the city.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A ghost town in Madera County, California.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Sussex County, Delaware.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Oxford County, Maine.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A tiny city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Sullivan County, New York.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A rural unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A ghost town in York County, South Carolina.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
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Any of several places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wood County, Wisconsin.
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Any of several places in the United States:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bethel Township.
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A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).
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A holy place.
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A chapel, especially one for sailors, converted from an old ship.
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A chapter of Job's Daughters International.
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Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”).
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a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
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Broader terms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
History
From Hebrew בֵּיתְאֵל (betél, “Bethel”, literally “house of Ēl/God”).
From Hebrew בֵּית אֵל (beth el, literally “house of God”). See also Bethel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
