in Ancient Geography, a city of Macedonia, to the south of Edessa or Ægæ, and south-east of Cyrtus. The people are commended in Scripture for their reception of the Gospel. There was another Berea in Syria, called also Berœa, and by the inhabitants Berœa. It is supposed to be identical with the modern Aleppo, which appears to have been so called from Chalep, the name given to Berea by Nicetas, Nicephorus, and Zonaras.