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'''Bethesda''' is a biblical name, taken from the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem where the sick gathered to be healed, ''For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had.'' At Bethesda Jesus healed a sick man without waiting for the angel (John Ch 5). | |||
This has inspired the name of chapels and from the chapels come the names of two villages: | |||
*[[Bethesda, Caernarfonshire]] | |||
*[[Bethesda, Pembrokeshire]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 24 October 2012
Bethesda is a biblical name, taken from the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem where the sick gathered to be healed, For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. At Bethesda Jesus healed a sick man without waiting for the angel (John Ch 5).
This has inspired the name of chapels and from the chapels come the names of two villages:
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