Bethel

/ˈbɛθəl/

Translation of "bethel" into Russian

Noun

/ˈbɛθəl/

bethel

bethels pl

Вефиль

The church was named Bethel after the biblical town.

Церковь была названа Вефиль в честь библейского города.

Noun

/ˈbɛθəl/

A holy place or sanctuary, often used to refer to a place of worship or a church.

The small town had a bethel where the community gathered every Sunday for worship.

A chapel for nonconformist worship, particularly in the Methodist tradition.

The old bethel on the hill was a significant landmark for the local Methodist congregation.

Proper noun

An ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, located in central Palestine, considered sacred in Jewish and Christian traditions.

Jacob built an altar in Bethel after his dream of the ladder reaching to heaven.

Any of several modern towns and cities around the world named after the biblical Bethel.

Bethel, Alaska, lies on the Kuskokwim River in the western part of the state.