Bethesda

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


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Bethesda

1857, name of a pool in Jerusalem (John v.2), from Greek Bethesda, from Aramaic (Semitic) beth hesda "house of mercy," or perhaps "place of flowing water." Popular among some Protestant denominations as a name for religious meeting houses.