Berea

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Berea is an ancient city in Macedonia, known from the New Testament as a place where early Christian missionaries, including Paul and Silas, preached and where the local Jews were commended for diligently examining the Scriptures.

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Label Occurrences
Berea canonical 2

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
biblical city
associatedWith early Christian missionaries
persecution of Paul by Thessalonian Jews
distanceFromThessalonica about 72 km southwest
event Paul sent away to the sea from Berea
governedBy Roman authorities in New Testament period
hasChristianCommunitySince 1st century AD
hasEthnicGroup Greeks
Jews
hasReputationAmongChristians model of scriptural diligence
hasTitle Berea of Macedonia
influenced Christian concept of "Berean" Bible study
knownFor diligent examination of the Scriptures
receptive response to Christian preaching
languageUsedHistorically Greek
locatedIn Macedonia region
surface form: Macedonia

Roman province of Macedonia
locatedInPresentDay Greece
locatedNear Salonika
surface form: Thessalonica
mentionedIn Acts 17
Acts of the Apostles
New Testament
modernName Veria
partOf Hellenistic period
surface form: Hellenistic world

Roman Empire
Macedon
surface form: ancient Macedonia
praisedFor examining the Scriptures daily
noble character of its Jewish inhabitants
praisedIn Acts 17:11
religiousSignificance site of early Christian conversions
roleInChristianity early center of Christian missionary activity
scripturalTheme testing teachings by Scripture
timePeriod 1st century AD (New Testament era)
visitedBy Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Silas
Timothy
visitedDuring Paul’s second missionary journey
surface form: Paul's second missionary journey

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Silas traveledTo Berea
Silvanus preachedIn Berea