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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a house of worship (especially one for sailors);


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bethel \Beth"el\ (b[e^]th"[e^]l), n. [Heb. b[=e]th-el house of God.] [1913 Webster] 1. A place of worship; a hallowed spot. --S. F. Adams. [1913 Webster] 2. A chapel for dissenters. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A house of worship for seamen. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bethel n 1: a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Bethel house of God. (1.) A place in Central Palestine, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem, at the head of the pass of Michmash and Ai. It was originally the royal Canaanite city of Luz (Gen. 28:19). The name Bethel was at first apparently given to the sanctuary in the neighbourhood of Luz, and was not given to the city itself till after its conquest by the tribe of Ephraim. When Abram entered Canaan he formed his second encampment between Bethel and Hai (Gen. 12:8); and on his return from Egypt he came back to it, and again "called upon the name of the Lord" (13:4). Here Jacob, on his way from Beersheba to Haran, had a vision of the angels of God ascending and descending on the ladder whose top reached unto heaven (28:10, 19); and on his return he again visited this place, "where God talked with him" (35:1-15), and there he "built an altar, and called the place El-beth-el" (q.v.). To this second occasion of God's speaking with Jacob at Bethel, Hosea (12:4,5) makes reference. In troublous times the people went to Bethel to ask counsel of God (Judg. 20:18, 31; 21:2). Here the ark of the covenant was kept for a long time under the care of Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron (20:26-28). Here also Samuel held in rotation his court of justice (1 Sam. 7:16). It was included in Israel after the kingdom was divided, and it became one of the seats of the worship of the golden calf (1 Kings 12:28-33; 13:1). Hence the prophet Hosea (Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5, 8) calls it in contempt Beth-aven, i.e., "house of idols." Bethel remained an abode of priests even after the kingdom of Israel was desolated by the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:28, 29). At length all traces of the idolatries were extirpated by Josiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 23:15-18); and the place was still in existence after the Captivity (Ezra 2:28; Neh. 7:32). It has been identified with the ruins of Beitin, a small village amid extensive ruins some 9 miles south of Shiloh. (2.) Mount Bethel was a hilly district near Bethel (Josh. 16:1; 1 Sam. 13:2). (3.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 8:17; 12:16).
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Beth-el, the house of God
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Bethel -- U.S. Census Area in Alaska Population (2000): 16006 Housing Units (2000): 5188 Land area (2000): 40633.309715 sq. miles (105239.784563 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4875.149600 sq. miles (12626.578961 sq. km) Total area (2000): 45508.459315 sq. miles (117866.363524 sq. km) Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02 Location: 60.888556 N, 161.191411 W Headwords: Bethel Bethel, AK Bethel Census Area Bethel Census Area, AK
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, AK -- U.S. city in Alaska Population (2000): 5471 Housing Units (2000): 1990 Land area (2000): 43.758525 sq. miles (113.334055 sq. km) Water area (2000): 5.066020 sq. miles (13.120930 sq. km) Total area (2000): 48.824545 sq. miles (126.454985 sq. km) FIPS code: 06520 Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02 Location: 60.789724 N, 161.779332 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, AK Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, CT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Connecticut Population (2000): 9137 Housing Units (2000): 3744 Land area (2000): 4.083110 sq. miles (10.575207 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.083110 sq. miles (10.575207 sq. km) FIPS code: 04790 Located within: Connecticut (CT), FIPS 09 Location: 41.373028 N, 73.416168 W ZIP Codes (1990): 06801 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, CT Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, DE -- U.S. town in Delaware Population (2000): 184 Housing Units (2000): 97 Land area (2000): 0.445357 sq. miles (1.153469 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.445357 sq. miles (1.153469 sq. km) FIPS code: 05820 Located within: Delaware (DE), FIPS 10 Location: 38.568676 N, 75.620188 W ZIP Codes (1990): 19931 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, DE Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 1681 Housing Units (2000): 710 Land area (2000): 1.046209 sq. miles (2.709669 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.046209 sq. miles (2.709669 sq. km) FIPS code: 05460 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.806916 N, 77.376889 W ZIP Codes (1990): 27812 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, NC Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 2637 Housing Units (2000): 1099 Land area (2000): 1.339151 sq. miles (3.468384 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.339151 sq. miles (3.468384 sq. km) FIPS code: 06068 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 38.963171 N, 84.081787 W ZIP Codes (1990): 45106 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, OH Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 443 Housing Units (2000): 155 Land area (2000): 0.861781 sq. miles (2.232003 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.056181 sq. miles (0.145507 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.917962 sq. miles (2.377510 sq. km) FIPS code: 05554 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.402271 N, 93.267734 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, MN Bethel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Bethel, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 121 Housing Units (2000): 77 Land area (2000): 0.141279 sq. miles (0.365912 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.141279 sq. miles (0.365912 sq. km) FIPS code: 05104 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 39.877205 N, 92.024433 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63434 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bethel, MO Bethel