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Berea Was a City of Southwestern Macedonia in the District of Emathia

Berea Berea was a city of southwestern Macedonia in number of inscriptions are the only known the district of Emathia; modern Verria. Lying 40 remains of the ancient city.1 mi (65 km) W of Thessalonica and 25 mi (40 km) from the Gulf of Thermai, Berea was situated on a tributary on the Haliacmon at the foot of Mt. Bermius. It was called “a town off the Grace Notes is a ministry of Austin Bible beaten track” by Cicero (In Pisonem 36) Church, Austin, Texas probably because it was not on one of the main http://www.austinbiblechurch.com Roman roads. The existence of the city by the For an index of topics, or information about end of the 4th cent B.C. is verified by an ancient regular Bible studies, write to: inscription (U. Koehler, ed, Inscriptiones Warren Doud Graecae, II/5 [1895], no 296i). Moreover, it is Grace Notes mentioned twice by Polybius (xxvii.8; xxviii.8). 1705 Aggie Lane After the battle of Pydna in 168 B.C., Berea was Austin, Texas 78757 the first city to surrender to Rome, and fell into E-Mail: [email protected] the third of the four regions into which URL: http://www.gracenotes.info Macedonia was divided (Livy xliv.45; xlv.29). There is no charge for Grace Notes materials. When they were driven out of Thessalonica, The work is supported by Christians who pray Paul and Silas came to Berea, where they for the ministry and share in the expenses. preached in the synagogue of the Jews. Many of their hearers came to believe, having first carefully examined the message in the light of the Scriptures (Acts 17:10f). The work of Paul and Silas in Berea terminated when a group of hostile Jews from Thessalonica created a disturbance in the city and thereby forced them to leave (vv 12–15). Perhaps Sopater of Berea, who accompanied Paul to Asia on his last journey, was one of his converts on this visit (20:4). As one of the most populous cities of Macedonia, Berea was made a bishopric under the metropolitan of Thessalonica and was itself made a metropolis by Andronicus II (1283– 1328). According to tradition, Onesimus was the first bishop of the church. After playing a prominent role in the struggles between the Greeks and the Bulgarians and Serbs, Berea was conquered by the Turks in 1373/74. A large 1 Bromiley, G. W. (1988; 2002). Vol. 1: The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised .

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