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Beroea (or Berea, Ancient Greek: Βέροια, romanized: 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 .
In ancient times, the Bereans were the inhabitants of the city of Berea, also referred to as Beroea in the Bible. Today, the city is known as Veria in what is today northern Greece. The name has been taken up by certain groups within Protestantism based on the Bereans' emphasis on apologetics and studying Scripture.
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.. Roads ...
And so we contacted Berea, came up for the weekend and looked at the stats. I think in the end, we endowed $625,000.” Wheeler died on Sept. 16 at the age of 91.
A California woman was arrested Wednesday after 27 dead horses were found across her multiple properties, officials said. Jan Johnson, of Clements, was booked in the San Joaquin County Jail on ...
Veria (Greek: Βέροια or Βέρροια, romanized: Véroia or Vérroia; Aromanian: Veria [3]), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Beroea or Berea, [4] is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of Imathia.