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    Berea

    beh-REE-uh

    Greek
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Heavy; Well-watered place
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Berea appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Acts — Acts and the early church
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Berea celebrates the noble habit of searching Scripture — testing every teaching against God's Word with eagerness and discernment.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Acts 17:11

      "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

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