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Bethesda Characters
Bethesda originally referred to the Pool of Bethesda, a pool in Jerusalem, described in the New Testament story of the healing the paralytic at Bethesda. Bethesda may also refer to: Places Antigua and Barbuda *Bethesda, Antigua and Barbuda Canada *Bethesda, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada *Bethesda, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada South Africa *Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa Suriname *Bethesda, Suriname, a former leper colony United Kingdom *Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales **Bethesda Athletic F.C. **Bethesda RFC, a rugby union team *Bethesda, Pembrokeshire, Wales United States *Bethesda, Arkansas *Bethesda, Chatham County, Georgia *Bethesda, Greene County, Georgia *Bethesda, Davidson County, North Carolina *Bethesda, Durham County, North Carolina *Bethesda, Iowa *Bethesda, Maryland **Bethesda station, a Washington Metro station in Bethesda, Maryland **Bethesda Naval Hospital (now Walter Reed National Military Medical Center) *Bethesda (Ellicott City, Maryland), a plantation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pool Of Bethesda
The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, (John 5#Healing at Bethesda (5:2–15), John 5:2) in an account of healing the paralytic at Bethesda, Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a pool of water in Jerusalem, described as being near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes. It is also referred to as Bethzatha. It is now associated with the site of a pool in the current Muslim Quarter (Jerusalem), Muslim Quarter of the city, near the gate now called the Lions' Gate or St. Stephen's Gate and the Church of Saint Anne, Jerusalem, Church of St. Anne, which was excavated in the late 19th century. Name The name of the pool is said to be derived from the Hebrew language, Hebrew and/or Aramaic language. ''Beth (Hebrew), Beth hesda'' (בית חסד/חסדא), means either "house of mercy"''Easton's Bible Dictionary''. or "house of divine grace, grace". This meaning may have been thought appropriate, since the locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
