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Berea, in the BibleBerea or Beroea (both: bērē`ə).1 Town near Jerusalem, mentioned in First Maccabees. It is probably identical with Beeroth Beeroth , in the Bible. 2 See Véroia Véroia or Veria , town (1991 pop. 38,713), capital of Imathía prefecture, N Greece, in Macedonia. It is a lignite-mining and textile-milling center. In ancient times the town was known as Berea or Beroea. 3 See Aleppo Aleppo or Alep , Arabic Haleb, city (1993 est. pop. 1,500,000), capital of Aleppo governorate, NW Syria. It is a commercial center located in a semidesert region where irrigation is used to grow grains, cotton, and fruit. Berea, city, United StatesBerea (bərē`ə), city (1990 pop. 19,051), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; settled 1809, inc. as a city 1930. Berea is a residential community with a number of industries, such as plastics, alloy, and light engineering. Baldwin-Wallace College is there.Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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