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    Berea

    beh-REE-uh

    Meaning

    Heavy; Well-watered place

    Greek origin · Girl · First in Acts

    What it points to

    Berea celebrates the noble habit of searching Scripture — testing every teaching against God's Word with eagerness and discernment.

    Verse · King James Version

    “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.”

    Acts 17:11

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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