Dict: easton - Berea

easton:

Berea @ a city of Macedonia to which Paul with Silas and Timotheus went when persecuted at Thessalonica kjv@Acts:17:10 kjv@Acts:17:13), and from which also he was compelled to withdraw, when he fled to the sea-coast and thence sailed to Athens (14, 15). Sopater, one of Paul's companions belonged to this city, and his conversion probably took place at this time kjv@Acts:20:4). It is now called Verria.