Bethel (disambiguation)
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Bethel
, also written as Beth El or Beth-El, was a city described in the Hebrew Bible.
Bethel, may also refer to:
Bethel
Bethel was a border city described in the Hebrew Bible as being located between Benjamin and Ephraim...
, also written as Beth El or Beth-El, was a city described in the Hebrew Bible.
Bethel, may also refer to:
People
- Ernest BethelErnest BethelErnest Thomas Bethell , who is also known by his Korean name Bae Seol , was a British journalist working in Asia as a correspondent for the Daily Chronicle....
, British journalist who worked in Korea under Japanese rule - Judy BethelJudy BethelJudith Claire Bethel was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the Edmonton East electoral district from 1993 to 1997. Her career was in education and finance....
(born 1943), former member of the Canadian House of Commons - Lorraine BethelLorraine BethelLorraine Bethel is an African American lesbian feminist poet and author. She is a graduate of Yale University.Bethel has taught and lectured on black women's literature and black female culture at various institutions...
, African American lesbian feminist poet and author - Nicolette BethelNicolette BethelNicolette Bethel is a Bahamian teacher, writer and anthropologist. She was the Director of Culture in The Bahamas, and is now a full-time lecturer in Social sciences at the College of the Bahamas.-Life:...
, Director of Culture in the Bahamas - Paulette BethelPaulette BethelDr. Paulette A. Bethel has been the Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations since March 4, 2003. She was appointed to the post in January 2003.-References:...
, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations - Pepsi BethelPepsi BethelAlfred "Pepsi" Bethel was a jazz dancer, choreographer, and leader of his own dance troupe, the Pepsi Bethel Authentic Jazz Dance Theater, which he founded in 1960....
(1918-2002), jazz dancer and choreographer
Canada
- Bethel, Grey County, Ontario
- Bethel, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario
- Bethel, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
United Kingdom
- Bethel, AngleseyBethel, AngleseyBethel itself remains a relatively small and quiet village set centrally within the wider community and larger Parish of Bodorgan. The village is located inland from the south-western coast on the isle of Anglesey in North Wales....
, in Wales - Bethel, CornwallBethel, CornwallBethel is a suburb on the east side of St Austell in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is located at St Austell is the biggest town in Cornwall with a population of 22,658 according to the 2001 census....
, near St Austell, England - Bethel, GwyneddBethel, GwyneddBethel is a village in Gwynedd, Wales. It lies east of Caernarfon on the B4366 road. Bethel Primary School is located in the village. The population of the village is roughly around 1,000 people.- Ysgol Gynradd Bethel :...
, in Wales
United States
- Bethel, AlaskaBethel, AlaskaBethel is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.Bethel is the largest...
- Bethel AirportBethel AirportBethel Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
- Bethel Airport
- Bethel, CaliforniaBethel, CaliforniaBethel is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located west of North Fork.A post office operated at Bethel from 1881 to 1885. The name honored James W. Bethel, owner of the mercantile hosting the post office.-References:...
- Bethel, Clarke County, VirginiaBethel, Clarke County, VirginiaBethel is an unincorporated community that lies on Long Branch, a tiny stream that runs into the Shenandoah River in Clarke County, Virginia, USA. It lies at the crossroads of Swift Shoals and Kennel Roads. Bethel takes its name from the there....
- Bethel, ConnecticutBethel, ConnecticutBethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. Its population was 18,584 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place...
- Bethel (Metro-North station)Bethel (Metro-North station)The Bethel Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Bethel, Connecticut via the Danbury Branch of the New Haven Line. The station is 62.2 miles to Grand Central Terminal and the average travel time between the two stations is 1 hour, 52 minutes regardless of through trains or transfers at...
- Bethel (Metro-North station)
- Bethel, DelawareBethel, DelawareBethel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. According to 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the town is 171. It is part of the Seaford, Delaware Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Bethel, Delaware County, IndianaBethel, Delaware County, IndianaBethel is an unincorporated town in Harrison Township, Delaware County, Indiana....
- Bethel, Wayne County, IndianaBethel, Wayne County, IndianaBethel is an unincorporated town in Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana....
- Bethel, MaineBethel, MaineBethel is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2000 census. It includes the villages of West Bethel and South Bethel...
- Bethel, MinnesotaBethel, MinnesotaBethel is a city in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 466 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water. 237th Avenue / County 24 serves as a main route in the community...
- Bethel, MissouriBethel, MissouriBethel is a village in Shelby County, Missouri, United States. The population was 121 at the 2000 census.-History:Bethel was founded in 1844 by Dr William Keil , a Prussian-born preacher who had been a member of the Methodist church. By 1850, Bethel had a population of 650. However, the...
- Bethel, New YorkBethel, New YorkBethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population has been estimated at 4,532 in 2007.The town received worldwide fame after it became the host of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, which was originally planned for Wallkill, New York, but was relocated to Bethel after Wallkill withdrew.-...
, a town in Sullivan County - Bethel, Pine Plains, New York, a hamlet in Dutchess County
- Bethel, North CarolinaBethel, North CarolinaBethel is a town in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2008 census. In 2006, it was estimated the town's population was 1,690. The town is a part of the Greenville Metropolitan Area located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region...
- Bethel, OhioBethel, OhioBethel is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 census.Bethel was founded in 1798 by Obed Denham, in what was then the Northwest Territory....
- Bethel, Oklahoma (disambiguation)Bethel, Oklahoma (disambiguation)Bethel may refer to the following places in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:* Bethel, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community in McCurtain County* Bethel, Comanche County, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community...
- Bethel, Oregon (disambiguation)
- Bethel, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
- Bethel, VermontBethel, VermontBethel is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,968 at the 2000 census. The town includes the locations of Bethel-Gilead, East Bethel, Lilliesville, Lympus , and West Bethel...
- Bethel, WisconsinBethel, WisconsinBethel is an unincorporated community located in the town of Richfield, in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States.-Settlement:Bethel was established in 1899 as a Seventh-day Adventist education and religious community. Originally part of the Lyman Lumber Company land, and purchased through an offer...
- Bethel Township (disambiguation)
Education
- Beit El yeshivaBeit El yeshivaThe Beit El Yeshiva is a Religious Zionist yeshiva situated in the Israeli settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, in the Binyamin region of the West Bank....
(Bethel Yeshiva), Bet El, Israel - Bethel Bible CollegeBethel Bible CollegeBethel Bible College or Bethel Gospel School was a Bible college founded in 1900 by Charles Parham at Topeka, Kansas. The school is credited with starting the Pentecostal movement due to a series of fasting days that ended in what was interpreted as speaking in tongues on January 1, 1901...
in Topeka, Kansas - Bethel College (Indiana)Bethel College (Indiana)Bethel College is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Mishawaka , Indiana, United States. It was established in 1947 by a Mennonite group which was one of the founding members of the Missionary Church...
in Mishawaka, Indiana - Bethel College (Kansas)Bethel College (Kansas)Bethel College is a private college affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The college is located on the edge of the Flint Hills and the vast wheat fields of south central Kansas in the town of North Newton...
in North Newton, Kansas - Bethel College (Tennessee)Bethel College (Tennessee)Bethel University is a Cumberland Presbyterian college in McKenzie, Tennessee.-Biography:It was founded in 1842 in McLemoresville, Tennessee as Bethel Seminary, becoming Bethel College in 1850, and given a state charter in 1847, making it one of the oldest colleges to use the name "Bethel...
in McKenzie, Tennessee - Bethel High School (disambiguation)
- Bethel Junior High School in Spanaway, Washington
- Bethel Park School DistrictBethel Park School DistrictThe Bethel Park School District is a school district in Allegheny County. The district covers the Municipality of Bethel Park which is a suburb of Pittsburgh. Bethel Park School District encompasses approximately 12 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident...
in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania - Bethel School District (Oregon)Bethel School District (Oregon)Bethel School District is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It serves the Bethel neighborhood of Eugene. As of 2007 Bethel School District serves 5,700 students annually making it the third largest school district in Lane County....
- Bethel School District (Washington)Bethel School District (Washington)Bethel School District No. 403 is a public school district in Pierce County, Washington, USA and serves of unincorporated Pierce County including Spanaway, Graham, Kapowsin, and the city of Roy. Bethel is unique in the way that its high schools serve grades 10-12 as opposed to the traditional...
- Bethel SchoolBethel SchoolThe Bethel School is a historic school in Monticello, Florida. It is located on County Road 149. On October 12, 2001, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.-References and external links:* at * at...
, a historic site in Monticello, Florida - Bethel University (Minnesota)Bethel University (Minnesota)Bethel University is a Christian higher education institution with approximately 6,000 students from 36 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs...
in Arden Hills, Minnesota
Religion
- Bethel Baptist Church (disambiguation)
- Bethel Church (disambiguation), one of several denominations or churches
- Bethel (god)Bethel (god)Bethel meaning in Hebrew and Phoenician and Aramaic 'House of El' or 'House of God' is seemingly the name of a god or an aspect of a god in some ancient middle-eastern texts dating to the Assyrian, Persian and Hellenistic periods....
, the name of a god or an aspect of a god in some ancient middle-eastern texts - Temple Beth-El (disambiguation), several
- Bethel, any branch office operated by the Watchtower Society or another legal entity associated with Jehovah's Witnesses
- BaetylusBaetylusBaetylus is a Semitic word denoting a sacred stone, which was supposedly endowed with life. According to ancient sources, these objects of worship were meteorites, which were dedicated to the gods or revered as symbols of the gods themselves...
, a type of meteoric sacred stone
Other
- Battle of Big BethelBattle of Big BethelThe Battle of Big Bethel, also known as the Battle of Bethel Church or Great Bethel was one of the earliest land battles of the American Civil War after the surrender of Fort Sumter...
, part of the blockade of Chesapeake Bay during the American Civil War - Bethel School District v. FraserBethel School District v. FraserBethel School District v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675 , was a United States Supreme Court decision involving free speech and public schools. Matthew Fraser was suspended from school for making a speech full of sexual double entendres at a school assembly...
, a United States Supreme Court decision involving free speech and public schools - Bethel InstitutionBethel InstitutionThe Bethel Institution is a diaconal hospital for the mentally ill in Bielefeld, Germany....
, hospital for the mentally ill in Bielefeld, Germany - Seamen's BethelSeamen's BethelThe Seamen's Bethel is a chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, located at 15 Johnny Cake Hill.-History of building:Built by the New Bedford Port Society, it was completed on May 2, 1832...
, chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts - Bethel, a Job's Daughters InternationalJob's Daughters InternationalJob's Daughters International is a Masonic-sponsored youth organization for girls and young women aged 10 to 20. The organization is commonly referred to as simply Job's Daughters, and sometimes abbreviated as JDI...
chapter.