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Beu⋅lah

  [byoo-luh]
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–noun
1. a name applied to the land of Israel or Jerusalem, possibly as denoting their future prosperity. Isa. 62:4. Compare Hephzibah (def. 2).
2. Land of Beulah.
3. a female given name.
Origin:
< Heb bəʾūlāh lit., married woman
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Beu·lah   (byōō'lə)   
n.  

  1. The land of Israel in the Bible.

  2. The land of peace described in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Beulah 
fem. proper name, from Heb. be'ulah "married woman," fem. pp. of ba'al "he married" (see baal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Beulah

married, is used in Isa. 62:4 metaphorically as the name of Judea: "Thy land shall be married," i.e., favoured and blessed of the Lord.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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