Beulah

beulah English Etymology A biblical name applied to the land of Israel in Isaiah 62:4, from en hbo בְּעוּלָה bəʿûlâ married (woman), taken up as a given name by Puritans and used figuratively for the New Earth. Pronunciation en /ˈbjuːlə/ en uːlə 2 Proper noun en female Hebrew. Isaiah 62 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. en 2003 w:Rita Dove; Earl G. Ingersoll Conversations with Rita Dove Univ. of Mississippi 157806550X 43 I was into names then for some reason, and hit upon the name Beulah. When I was a child it was a name like Bertha, and you made a joke about Beulah, Big Beulah. I thought, wouldn't it be nice to use the name Beulah and try to get it in a poem. en village/county seat co/Benzie County s/Michigan. en town s/Mississippi. en city s/North Dakota. en census-designated place s/Wyoming. en village co/Ceredigion cc/Wales. en small village wcomm/Treflys co/Powys cc/Wales OS grid ref SN9251. en town shire:Pref/Yarriambiack north western s/Victoria c/Australia. en town carea/Kentish northern s/Tasmania c/Australia. Derived terms en Lower Beulah