Beroea - Wikipedia
Beroea (or Berea, ‹See Tfd› Greek: Βέροια, translit. Béroia) was an ancient city of the Hellenistic period and Roman Empire now known as Veria (or Veroia) in Macedonia, Northern Greece. It is a small city on the eastern side of the Vermio Mountains north of Mount Olympus.
Bible Map: Berea - Bible Atlas.org
It was the ancient city of Chalab, lying about midway between Antioch and Hierapolis. Seleucus Nicator gave it the name Berea. It was a city of importance under the Moslems in the Middle Ages, when the old name again asserted itself, and remains to the present time.
Veria - Wikipedia
Classical and Roman Veria. The Jewish synagogue. Veria had a significant Jewish community until its deportation in World War II. The city is reputed to have been named by its mythical creator Beres (also spelled Pheres) or from the daughter of the king of Berroia who was thought to be the son of Macedon.
Thessalonica and Berea: Bible Cities Where Christians Lived
Jan 1, 2018 · Now when the irate Jews in Thessalonica heard Paul was in Berea preaching the Word, they went down to Berea and stirred up the people against him. Good believers of Berea conducted him all the way south to Athens. Paul asked these men to tell Silas and Timothy to come meet him in Corinth.
Bible Encyclopedia: Beroea
It was the ancient city of Chalab, lying about midway between Antioch and Hierapolis. Seleucus Nicator gave it the name Berea. It was a city of importance under the Moslems in the Middle Ages, when the old name again asserted itself, and remains to the present time.
Paul in Berea - The Bible Journey
Jan 2, 2015 · In Paul’s day, Berea was already an ancient city, first mentioned by Thucydides in 437BC. By Roman times it had become a prosperous city with a large Jewish community (see Map 24).
Berea - Biblical Sites in Greece - Meander Travel
A few sections of the ancient city wall are displayed on the edges of the city. With few physical finds, scholars are left to seek information from ancient historians. Thucydides (the Classical period general that was expelled from Athens after losing to the Persians) referred to the place.
Beroea | A Guide to Biblical Sites in Greece and Turkey
Virtually nothing remains from the ancient city of Beroea, once the second city of the Macedonian Empire. In the 1st century the Apostle Paul found Beroea hospitable to his message, and today the city contains the most notable individual monument in Greece to the Christian missionary.
Beroea - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
It was the ancient city of Chalab, lying about midway between Antioch and Hierapolis. Seleucus Nicator gave it the name Berea. It was a city of importance under the Moslems in the Middle Ages, when the old name again asserted itself, and remains to the present time.
Where is biblical Berea today? 1 modern identification - OpenBible.info
Places in the Bible Today: Berea. Data. 1 Identification. Veria (modern): very high confidence. Verses (6) Acts 17:10, 17:11, 17:13, 17:14, 17:15, 20:4. Linked Data Identifiers. Image. About.