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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.

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(See also: believer, Berea, faith, good news, Greece, Philippi, Thessalonica)

Bible References:

Word Data:##

  • Strong's: G3109, G3110