bethesda

n. a pool in Jerusalem mentioned in the Bible where people went to be healed.

n. a pool in Jerusalem, described in the New Testament (John 5), associated with miraculous healing.

“In the Bible, a man who could not walk waited by the pool of Bethesda for a miracle.”

“The narrative of the healing at the pool of Bethesda serves as a central theological point in the Gospel of John.”

n. a literary word for any place where the water or environment can cure illnesses.

n. a poetic or literary term for any location or body of water believed to possess curative or restorative properties.

“The mountain spring became a local Bethesda for those seeking a cure for their aches.”

“The poet described the secluded lake as a natural Bethesda, where the weary could find both physical and spiritual restoration.”

Literary

n. the name of several towns, most famously a large city in Maryland, USA.

n. a toponym for various locations, most notably an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, known as a hub for biomedical research.

“Many people who work in Washington, D.C., live in nearby Bethesda.”

“Bethesda is home to several significant institutions, including the National Institutes of Health and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.”