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Bethesda

1. New Testament a pool in Jerusalem reputed to have healing powers, where a paralytic was healed by Jesus (John 5:2)
2. a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Bethesda

Jerusalem pool, believed to have curative powers. [N.T.: John 5:2–4]
See: Healing
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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