Berea of Macedonia
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Berea of Macedonia was an ancient city in northern Greece noted in early Christian history as a place where Paul and Silas preached and where the inhabitants were praised for diligently examining the Scriptures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berea of Macedonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8751561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berea of Macedonia Context triple: [Berea, hasTitle, Berea of Macedonia]
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A.
Stagirus
Stagirus is a modern variant of the name Stagira, the ancient Greek city best known as the birthplace of the philosopher Aristotle.
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B.
Pieria
Pieria is a coastal regional unit in northern Greece known for its beaches along the Aegean Sea and the nearby Mount Olympus.
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C.
Evdilos
Evdilos is a coastal town and port on the Greek island of Ikaria, serving as one of its main transportation and administrative hubs.
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D.
Peraea
Peraea is a historical region east of the Jordan River that formed part of ancient Judea during the Second Temple period.
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E.
Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa is a coastal city in northwestern Greece that serves as a key ferry and transport hub linking the Greek mainland with the Ionian Islands and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berea of Macedonia Target entity description: Berea of Macedonia was an ancient city in northern Greece noted in early Christian history as a place where Paul and Silas preached and where the inhabitants were praised for diligently examining the Scriptures.
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A.
Stagirus
Stagirus is a modern variant of the name Stagira, the ancient Greek city best known as the birthplace of the philosopher Aristotle.
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B.
Pieria
Pieria is a coastal regional unit in northern Greece known for its beaches along the Aegean Sea and the nearby Mount Olympus.
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C.
Evdilos
Evdilos is a coastal town and port on the Greek island of Ikaria, serving as one of its main transportation and administrative hubs.
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D.
Peraea
Peraea is a historical region east of the Jordan River that formed part of ancient Judea during the Second Temple period.
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E.
Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa is a coastal city in northwestern Greece that serves as a key ferry and transport hub linking the Greek mainland with the Ionian Islands and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
biblical location ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian exegesis
ⓘ
missionary journeys of Paul ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | Berean approach to Scripture ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| hasCommunity | Jewish community in the 1st century ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Christian pilgrimage site
ⓘ
archaeological interest site ⓘ |
| hasInhabitantsDescribedAs | more noble than those in Thessalonica ⓘ |
| hasModernNameVariant | Veroia ⓘ |
| hasTypeOf | urban settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish synagogue visited by Paul
ⓘ
diligent examination of the Scriptures ⓘ receptive response to Christian preaching ⓘ |
| languageUsedHistorically | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Macedonia
ⓘ
northern Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Greece
|
| mentionedIn |
Acts 17
ⓘ
linked to:
Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman province of Macedonia ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Veria ⓘ |
| region | Central Macedonia ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early Christian mission field
ⓘ
example of scriptural study in Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInActs | city where many believed after examining Scriptures ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
Silas ⓘ Timothy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berea of Macedonia Description of subject: Berea of Macedonia was an ancient city in northern Greece noted in early Christian history as a place where Paul and Silas preached and where the inhabitants were praised for diligently examining the Scriptures.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.