Bethesda

Meanings

1. A pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the New Testament.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A census-designated place in Independence County, Arkansas.
4. An unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia.
5. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Georgia.
6. An unincorporated community in Douglas Township, Page County, Iowa.
7. A census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland.
8. An unincorporated community in Davidson County, North Carolina.
9. An unincorporated community in Durham County, North Carolina.
10. A village in Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio.
11. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
12. An unincorporated community in Williamson County, Tennessee.

1. Any location whose waters are supposed to have curative properties.

Etymology

From Aramaic בֵּית חַסְדָּא (bēṯ ḥasdā, “House of Grace”).