Beroea
A place in the Bible
A city of Macedonia, in northern Greece.
What happened here
- The people of Beroea: they received the word very eagerly. Every day they read the Scriptures to see whether what they heard was true. Many believed.
- Silas and Timothy: Paul had to leave, and Silas and Timothy stayed in Beroea.
Today
Today it is the city of Veria, in Greece.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 17:10; Acts 17:11-12; Acts 17:14
What the Bible says
Acts 17:10
But the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea. Who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.
Acts 17:11-12
11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness, daily searching the scriptures, whether these things were so. 12And many indeed of them believed, and of honourable women that were Gentiles, and of men not a few.
Acts 17:14
And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go unto the sea; but Silas and Timothy remained there.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Beroea”; Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), “Berea”