The City of Berea

Here it is ... the inaugural post. I guess I have to explain the purpose of this blog and the reason behind the name "The Berean Assembly".

Acts 17:10-12 10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men. (NASB)

Berea (Beroia, Modern Veria) is a city in Macedonia (Modern Greece), Google maps link here. The picture of a modern day building that was probably build on top of an ancient synagogue at Berea.

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The narrative in Acts chapter 17 tells of the Jews in Berea who was eager to hear the Gospel preached and verified what they heard against the Scripture. The word "synagogue" points to an assembly. Hence, the name "The Berean Assembly."