Bethesda originally referred to the

Pool of Bethesda The Pool of Bethesda is a pool in Jerusalem known from the New Testament account of Jesus miraculously healing a paralysed man, from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, where it is described as being near the Sheep Gate, surrounded by fi ...

, a pool in Jerusalem, described in the New Testament story of the

healing the paralytic at Bethesda The Healing of a paralytic at Pool of Bethesda, Bethesda is one of the miraculous healings miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, attributed to Jesus in the New Testament. This event is recounted only in the Gospel of John, which says that it took pla ...

. It may also refer to:

Places

Antigua and Barbuda

Bethesda, Antigua and Barbuda Bethesda is a township in Saint Paul Parish on the island of Antigua, in Antigua and Barbuda. It is located in the southeastern area of the island, to the northeast of English Harbour English Harbour is a natural harbour and settlement on th ...

Canada

* Bethesda, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada *

Bethesda, York Regional Municipality, Ontario Bethesda is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada, in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. The hamlet is centred at the intersection of Warden Avenue and Bethesda Road in the south-eastern region of Whitchurch-Stouffville; it flourished around 1 ...

, Canada

South Africa

Nieu-Bethesda Nieu-Bethesda (Afrikaans for ''New Bethesda'') is a village in the Eastern Cape at the foot of the Sneeuberge, approximately north of Graaff Reinet. It was founded in 1875 as a church town, like many other Karoo villages, and attained municipa ...

, South Africa

Suriname

Bethesda, Suriname Bethesda was a Moravian leper colony from 1899 until 1933. The name refers to the healing of the paralytic at Bethesda by Jesus. The colony was located near Paranam in the Oost resort on the Suriname River. It was originally located on the forme ...

, a former leper colony

United Kingdom

Bethesda, Gwynedd Bethesda (; ) is a town and community on the River Ogwen and the A5 road on the edge of Snowdonia, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is the fifth-largest community in Gwynedd. History The settlement's ancient name was Cilfoden, formerly know ...

, Wales ** Bethesda Athletic F.C. ** Bethesda RFC, a rugby union team *

Bethesda, Pembrokeshire Bethesda (; ) is a small village in the community of Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies on a bend of the B4313 road in the valley of the Eastern Cleddau river a few miles north north west of Narberth. History The village is marked on p ...

, Wales

United States

Bethesda, Arkansas Bethesda was an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in western Independence County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 199. It is connected to the Arkansas Highwa ...

Bethesda, Chatham County, Georgia Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. History The community took its name from an orphanage, now known as Bethesda Academy, established at the site. ...

Bethesda, Greene County, Georgia Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia, Greene County, in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. History Bethesda is a name derived from Hebrew meaning "house of mercy". References

Unincorporated co ...

Bethesda, Davidson County, North Carolina Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and terri ...

Bethesda, Durham County, North Carolina Bethesda is an unincorporated community in southeastern Durham County, North Carolina, United States, on South Miami Boulevard, off U.S. Route 70. The community has two churches, two schools, and a ZIP code of 27703. It has mostly been annexed ...

Bethesda, Iowa Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Douglas Township, Page County, Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to ...

Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in ...

Bethesda station Bethesda is a rapid transit station on the Red Line (Washington Metro), Red Line of the Washington Metro system in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the busiest suburban Metro stations, serving on average 9,142 passengers each weekday in 2017. Th ...

, a Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland **Bethesda Naval Hospital (now

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center The Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), formerly known as the National Naval Medical Center and colloquially referred to as the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Walter Reed, or Navy Med, is a United States' tri-service military medi ...

) *

Bethesda (Ellicott City, Maryland) Bethesda is located in Ellicott City, Maryland within Howard County, Maryland, United States. The home is sometimes mistakenly referred to as "Dower House" because a small dower house exists on the property. A "dower" is a widow's share for lif ...

, a plantation house *

Bethesda, Ohio Bethesda () is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,256 at the 2010 census. History Bethesda has had three names: Burrs Mills, Fairmount, ...

Bethesda, Pennsylvania Bethesda is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. History A post office called Bethesda was established in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. The community was named aft ...

Bethesda, Tennessee Bethesda, Tennessee is an unincorporated community in rural southeastern Williamson County, Tennessee. History According to a 1988 study of Williamson County historical resources, conducted by staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission:Bethesda ...

Bethesda, West Virginia Bethesda is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogr ...

Bethesda, Wisconsin Bethesda is an unincorporated community in the town of Genesee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It ...

Bethesda Terrace and Fountain Bethesda Terrace and Fountain are two architectural features overlooking the southern shore of the Lake in New York City's Central Park. The fountain, with its ''Angel of the Waters'' statue, is located in the center of the terrace. Bethesda T ...

, in New York City's Central Park *

Bethesda Academy Bethesda Academy (previously known as Bethesda Home for Boys) is a boys' school and former orphanage located in unincorporated Chatham County, Georgia, in the United States, near Savannah. Its historic building was listed on the National Regist ...

, Savannah, Georgia

Other uses

Bethesda system The Bethesda system (TBS), officially called The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology, is a system for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses, used for reporting Pap smear results. It was introduced in 1988 and revised in 1 ...

, a classification system for cervical neoplasia, named after the town in Maryland *

Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks LLC is an American video game publisher based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was founded by Christopher Weaver in 1986 as a division of Media Technology Limited, and in 1999 became a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. In its ...

, a video games publishing company, named after the town in Maryland **

Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer and a studio of ZeniMax Media based in Rockville, Maryland. The company was established in 2001 as the spin-off of Bethesda Softworks' development unit, with Bethesda Softworks itself ...

, Bethesda Softworks' in-house video game development company