Definition of "Bethel"

Bethel

/ˈbɛθəl/

proper noun
1. An ancient town in Palestine, generally identified with modern Beitin in the West Bank; the site of Abraham's first altar.
2. Any of several places in the United States:
  1. The largest city in western Alaska.
  2. A census area in Alaska, which includes the city,
  3. A ghost town in Madera County, California.
  4. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  5. A town in Sussex County, Delaware.
  6. An unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida.
  7. An unincorporated community in Delaware County, Indiana.
  8. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
  9. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
  10. A tiny city in Anoka County, Minnesota.
  11. A village in Shelby County, Missouri.
  12. A town in Sullivan County, New York.
  13. A hamlet in Dutchess County, New York.
  14. A town in Pitt County, North Carolina.
  15. A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
  16. An unincorporated community in Comanche County, Oklahoma.
  17. A rural unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma.
  18. A neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon.
  19. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oregon.
  20. An unincorporated community in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
  21. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
  22. A ghost town in York County, South Carolina.
  23. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
  24. An unincorporated community in Henderson County, Texas.
  25. A town in Windsor County, Vermont.
  26. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.
  27. A census-designated place in Kitsap County, Washington.
  28. An unincorporated community in Wood County, Wisconsin.
  29. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Bethel Township.
3. A small village in Bodorgan community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3970).