bethel

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Hebrew בֵּית אֵל (beth el, literally “house of God”). See also Bethel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia . ==== Noun ==== bethel (plural bethels) A holy place. A chapel, especially one for sailors, converted from an old ship. 1867, The Sailor's Magazine, Volumes 29-30, The American Seamen's Friend Society, page 196, Under the care of this body are two Floating Bethels, one in the East and the other in the North River, a "Missionary at large," and the "New Sailor's Home," 338 Pearl Street. The average attendance at the Bethels is about 110 each. A chapter of Job's Daughters International. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bethel (plural bethels) Alternative form of baetyl (“sacred stone”).