# Macedonia #

## Facts: ##

In New Testament times, Macedonia was a Roman province located just north of ancient Greece.

* Some important Macedonian cities mentioned in the Bible were Berea, Philippi and Thessalonica.
* Through a vision, God told Paul to preach the gospel to the people in Macedonia.
* Paul and his coworkers went to Macedonia and taught the people there about Jesus and helped the new believers to grow in their faith.
* In the Bible there are letters that Paul wrote to the believers in the Macedonian cities of Philippi and Thessalonica.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [believer](../kt/believer.md), [Berea](../other/berea.md), [faith](../kt/faith.md), [good news](../kt/goodnews.md), [Greece](../other/greece.md), [Philippi](../other/philippi.md), [Thessalonica](../other/thessalonica.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Thessalonians 01:6-7](en/tn/1th/help/01/06)
* [1 Thessalonians 04:9-12](en/tn/1th/help/04/09)
* [1 Timothy 01:3-4](en/tn/1ti/help/01/03)
* [Acts 16:9-10](en/tn/act/help/16/09)
* [Acts 20:1-3](en/tn/act/help/20/01)
* [Philippians 04:14-17](en/tn/php/help/04/14)

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