in Ancient Geography, a noble city of Macedonia, to the south of Edessa, or Ægea, and southeast of Cyrrhus. The people are commended in Scripture for their reception of the Gospel on a fair and impartial examination.—Another Berea, of Syria (Stephanus); called also Berea, and by the inhabitants Berœa. It was the standing tradition for some ages, that it is the modern Aleppo; called Chalap in Nicetas, Nephosorus, and Zonaras; from which it is supposed the present appellation Aleppo is derived; distant 90 miles from the Levant sea and the port of Scanderoon, and about 100 miles west of the Euphrates. E. Long. 36°. Lat. 36°. 30'.