Biblical places
Berea
A Macedonian city whose people were praised for being 'more noble' than the Thessalonians, examining the Scriptures daily to test what they heard.
Sources and location confidence
- Location confidence
- Very High
- Veria (Greece)
- 40.5170, 22.2000
The two sources agree on Macedonian Berea (present-day Veria); confirmed not to be confused with the other region of the same name (Berea/Perea) east of the Jordan.
Related Bible passages
These are selected indexed references, not an exhaustive list of every mention in the Bible.
Acts 17:10
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:13
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts 20:4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.