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Berea
Holman Bible Dictionary
(bih ree' uh) Place name meaning, “place of many waters.” City in Macedonia to which Paul escaped after the Jews of Thessalonica rioted (Acts 17:10 ). The Jews searched the Scriptures as Paul preached, and many believed. Jews came from Thessalonica and forced Paul out, and so he continued his second missionary journey. A traveling companion on the last leg of his third journey was Sopater of Berea (Acts 20:4 ). Berea was not situated on the major highways. Surrounded by springs in the plain below Mount Bermion, it was 45 miles west of Thessalonica. It is modern Verria.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Berea'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​b/berea.html. 1991.