- a sacred area or sanctuary. Genesis 28:19.
- a church or hostel for sailors.
- a village in western Jordan, near Jerusalem; occupied by Israel since 1967: site of Jacob's dream. Genesis 28:19.
- a town in southwestern Connecticut.
- an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
- a chapel of any of certain Nonconformist Christian sects
- a seamen's chapel
