Berea
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Berea or Beroea may mean:
In Lesotho:
In Romania:
In South Africa:
In the United States:
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In Lesotho:
- Berea DistrictBerea District-References:...
In Romania:
- Berea, a village in CiumeştiCiumestiCiumeşti is a commune located in Satu Mare County, Romania.- Component villages :The commune is composed of three villages:- History :Before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920, the villages belonged to Szatmár County of the Kingdom of Hungary. Until 2004, they belonged to Sanislău Commune, when they...
Commune, Satu Mare County
In South Africa:
- Berea, DurbanBerea, DurbanThe Berea is a ridge above the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on the northern side which overlooks the city centre and the Indian Ocean. Berea is also used as a collective designation for the suburbs in the area...
- Berea, GautengBerea, GautengBerea is a suburb of Johannesburg, in the South African province of Gauteng. It is located in Region 8....
In the United States:
- Berea, KentuckyBerea, Kentucky-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,851 people, 3,693 households, and 2,426 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,055.4 people per square mile . There were 4,115 housing units at an average density of 440.9 per square mile...
- Berea, BaltimoreBerea, BaltimoreBerea is a neighborhood in the East District of Baltimore. Its boundaries are the south side of Sinclair Lane, the east side of Milton Avenue, the west side of Edison Highway, and the north side of Biddle Street...
, Maryland - Berea, North Carolina
- Berea, OhioBerea, Ohio- History :The first European settlers were originally from Connecticut. Berea fell within Connecticut's Western Reserve and was surveyed and divided into townships and ranges by one Gideon Granger, a gentleman who served as Postmaster General under President Thomas Jefferson...
- Berea, South CarolinaBerea, South CarolinaBerea is a census-designated place in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,158 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Greenville–Mauldin–Easley Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Berea, West VirginiaBerea, West VirginiaBerea is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 74 southeast of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County. Its elevation is 751 feet...
In the ancient world:
- Berea (Bible)Berea (Bible)Berea is mentioned in the book of Acts in the Bible, for the ancient city of Beroea, now known as Veria .It is a small city on the eastern side of Vermion Mountains , where Paul of Tarsus preached, and where the people examined the Scriptures to see if his preaching was true .-Biblical role:Paul...
(same as Beroea, Greece) - Beroea, Greece, rendered VeriaVeriaVeria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church...
in modern Greek - Beroeia, Syria, now AleppoAleppoAleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
See also:
- Berea University of Graduate StudiesBerea University of Graduate StudiesBerea International Theological Seminary is an international theological seminary located in Yeongdeungpo district of Seoul, South Korea. The chairperson of board members is Rev. Ki Dong Kim, Seoul Sungrak Church, who has not only established the seminary in Seoul in 1997...
, South Korea - Berea CollegeBerea CollegeBerea College is a liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky , founded in 1855. Current full-time enrollment is 1,514 students...
, United States - BereansBereansIn ancient times, the Bereans were the inhabitants of the city of Berea, also known in the Bible as Beroea, and now known as Veria in what is today northern Greece. The name has been taken up by certain Protestant groups.-Biblical context:...
- Berea sandstone