Bethel (disambiguation)

Bethel (בית אל), also written as Beth El or Beth-El, is a Semitic word that has acquired the meanings of god, holy stone, and city, among others.

People

*Baron Bethell, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
*Christopher Bethell, bishop of Bangor
*Ernest Bethel, a British journalist working in Asia
*Judy Bethel (1943-), a former member of the Canadian House of Commons
*Lorraine Bethel, an African American lesbian feminist poet and author
*Nicholas Bethell (born 1938), a British historian of Eastern and Central Europe
*Nicolette Bethel, Director of Culture in The Bahamas
*Paulette Bethel, Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations
*Pepsi Bethel (1918-2002), a jazz dancer and choreographer
*Ray Bethell, a professional kite flyer
*Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800–1873), former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
*Tom Bethell (1936-), a journalist specializing in economic issues
*Vincent Bethell, a British activist for the right to be nude in public
*Bethel Johnson (1979-), an American football player

Place names

Canada

*Bethel, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario
*Bethel, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario
*Bethel, Prince Edward County, Ontario
*Bethel, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
*Bethel Drive
*Bethel Road, Prince Edward Island

Israel

*Bethel (Israel)

New Zealand

*Te Henga (Bethells Beach)

outh Africa

*Bethel, South Africa

United Kingdom

*Bethel, Anglesey, in Wales
*Bethel, Cornwall, near St Austell, England
*Bethel (Gwynedd), in Wales

United States

*Bethel, Alaska
**Bethel Airport
*Bethel, Connecticut
**Bethel (Metro-North station)
*Bethel, Delaware
*Bethel, Delaware County, Indiana
*Bethel, Wayne County, Indiana
*Bethel, Maine
*Bethel, Missouri
*Bethel, New York, a town in Sullivan County
**Bethel Woods, a performing arts center
*Bethel, a hamlet in Pine Plains, New York
*Bethel, North Carolina
*Bethel, Ohio
*Bethel, Oklahoma (disambiguation)
*Bethel, Oregon
*Bethel, Pennsylvania
**Bethel, Berks County, Pennsylvania
*Bethel, Vermont
*Bethel, Clarke County, Virginia
*Bethel, Wisconsin
*East Bethel, Minnesota
*Bethel Acres, Oklahoma
*Bethel Heights, Arkansas
*Bethel Island, California
*Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
*Bethel Springs, Tennessee
*Bethel Township (several)

Education

*Bethel Yeshiva Bet El, Israel
*Bethel College (Indiana) in Mishawaka, Indiana
*Bethel College (Kansas) in North Newton, Kansas
*Bethel College (Tennessee) in McKenzie, Tennessee
*Bethel University (Minnesota) in Arden Hills, Minnesota
*Bethel School in Monticello, Florida
*Bethel High School (Alaska), located in Bethel, Alaska
*Bethel High School (Bethel, Connecticut), located in Bethel, Connecticut
*Bethel High School (Tipp City, Ohio), located in Tipp City, Ohio
*Bethel High School (Shawnee, Oklahoma), located in Shawnee, Oklahoma
*Bethel High School (Hampton, Virginia), located in Hampton, Virginia
*Bethel High School (Washington), located in Spanaway, Washington
*Bethel Regional High School in Bethel, Alaska
*Bethel-Tate High School in Bethel, Ohio
*Bethel Park High School in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
*Jesse M. Bethel High School in Vallejo, California
*Bethel Junior High in Spanaway, Washington
*Bethel Park School District in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

ee also

*Bethel School District

Religion

*Bethel Church, a Christian religious organization in Mansfield Woodhouse, England
*Bethel (god), the name of a god or an aspect of a god in some ancient middle-eastern texts
*Bethel Baptist Church
*Bethel Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) in Birmingham, Alabama
*Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Florida
*Bethel Bible College in Topeka, Kansas
*Greater Bethel AME Church in Miami, Florida
*Temple Beth-El, several
*Bethel, the administrative offices of Jehovah's Witnesses
* Baetylus, a type of meteoric sacred stone

Other

*Battle of Big Bethel, part of the blockade of Chesapeake Bay during the American Civil War
*Bethel School District v. Fraser, a United States Supreme Court decision involving free speech and public schools
*Bethel Institution, a hospital for the mentally ill in Bielefeld, Germany
*Bethells Bridge, a swing bridge across the Driffield Navigation in Yorkshire, England
*Seaman's Bethel, a chapel in New Bedford, Massachusetts