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Beraa

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Bera'a. (well watered).

1. A city of Macedonia, mentioned in Acts 17:10; Acts 17:13. It is now called Verria or Kara-Verria, and is situated on the eastern slope of the Olympian mountain range, and has 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants.

2. The modern Aleppo, mentioned in 2 Maccabees 13:4.

3. A place in Judea, apparently not very far from Jerusalem. 1 Maccabees 9:4.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Beraa'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​b/beraa.html. 1901.
 
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