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Berea

Berea was a city in Macedonia where Paul preached, and the home of Sopater, one of Paul's traveling companions.

The name Berea means “heavy; weighty”

PlaceNew Testament1 book4 verses

Summary

A location first mentioned at Acts 17:10; referred to as Berea (Βέροια) or Berean (Βεροιαῖος).

Location

Identified as
Veria
Certainty
Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
Coordinates
40.518° N, 22.200° E
Berea
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Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Berea

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Berea without naming it.

  1. Acts 17:10
    As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
  2. Acts 17:13
    But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.
  3. Acts 17:14Referred to, not named
    The brothers immediately sent Paul to the coast, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.
  4. Acts 20:4
    Paul was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia.