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
Bethesda Rugby Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Rygbi Bethesda) is a Welsh rugby union team based in Bethesda, North Wales. Bethesda member of the Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, g ...
, 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
See also
*
*
Bethesda Chapel (disambiguation) Bethesda Chapel may refer to:
* Bethesda Chapel, Abercwmboi, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
* Bethesda Chapel, Dublin, Ireland
* Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley, Staffordshire, England
* Bethesda Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
See also
* Bethesda ...
*
Bethesda Church (disambiguation) Bethesda Church may refer to:
Churches
* Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, Florida
* Bethesda Meeting House, Bethesda, Maryland
* Bethesda Baptist Church and Cemetery, Greene County, Georgia
* Bethesda Episcopal Church (Saratoga Springs), New York ...
*
Bethesda Hospital (disambiguation) Bethesda Hospital may refer to:
* Bethesda Hospital (Ambur), Ambur, India
* Bethesda Hospital (North Hornell, New York), a twentieth-century hospital
*Bethesda Hospital (Saint Paul, Minnesota), United States
* Bethesda Hospital (Yogyakarta), Indone ...
*
Bethsaida (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation, geo