Bethel - Definition and Overview

Bethel (Hebrew for "House of El")

Bible

Bethel (Israel) is a city in ancient Israel, about 10 miles north of Jerusalem. It is identified with the Palestinian village of Beitun in the West Bank and near the modern Israeli settlement of Beit El.

• For traditions of other such stones named Bethel and a god named Bethel see Bethel (god).

• Bethel was also a town in the south of Judah (Josh. 8:17; 12:16). It seems to be the same as the place called Bethul or Bethuel, a city of the tribe of Simeon.

United States

Several places in the United States of America are named Bethel:

• Bethel, Alaska
• Bethel, Connecticut
• Bethel, Delaware
• Bethel, Maine
• Bethel, New York
• Bethel, North Carolina
• Bethel, Ohio
• Bethel, Pennsylvania
• Bethel, Vermont

There are:

• Bethel Park, Pennsylvania,
• Bethel Springs, Tennessee,
• Bethel Township, Pennsylvania.

Canada

Several exist in Ontario, Canada:

• Bethel, Ontario (Leeds and Grenville County)
• Bethel, Ontario (Niagara Region)
• Bethel, Ontario (Prince Edward County)
• Bethel, Ontario (Kawartha Lakes)

South Africa

There is a Bethel, South Africa