Bethel
[ˈbɛθəl]Meaning
From a Hebrew place name meaning "house of God".
Background Story
Bethel is an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew, a town north of Jerusalem where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway. It is occasionally used as a given name. The word reached English via Latin Bethel and Ancient Greek Βαιθήλ, from Biblical Hebrew בֵּית־אֵל.
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