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bethel

[ beth-uhl ]

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noun

Bethel

[ beth-uhl; beth-el, beth-el ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Bethel

/ ˈbɛθəl /

an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
a seamen's chapel

Origin of bethel¹

First recorded in 1610–20, bethel is from Hebrew bēth 'ēl “house of God”

Origin of bethel¹

C17: from Hebrew bēth 'Ēl house of God

"I don't ask about the election; I heard all that at the railway station," returned Otway Bethel, impatiently.

And so you took a bribe to conceal one of the foulest crimes that man ever committed, Mr. Otway Bethel!

Otway Bethel came in for a side shaft or two from his lordship; Richard Hare for sympathy.

And the actress was a Christian, godly, if not according to the godliness of Little Bethel.

The speaker was Otway Bethel, who was on the opposite side of the street; the spoken to, the gentleman with the jewellery.

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