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Berea

A Macedonian city Paul visited after Thessalonica — whose Jews were "more noble" than those at Thessalonica because they searched the Scriptures daily to verify Paul's preaching.

Paul and Silas went to Berea after being driven from Thessalonica. The Bereans received the word eagerly.

Acts records that they "examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so" — a posture that has lent their name to careful Bible study ever since.

Many believed, but trouble from Thessalonica caught up; Paul went on to Athens.

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