Acts 17:10

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

Sent away Paul and Silas ... This journey to Berea was some "sixty miles,"[20] and the urgency of their departure is seen in their leaving at night. They no longer traveled the main road, the Via Egnatia, but took a less-traveled route to a somewhat out-of-the-way place called Berea.

BEREA

This relatively unimportant place has given its name to Bible classes all over the world. This city is "the modern Verria"[21] and was probably founded in the fifth century B.C. In Paul's day, it was a prosperous center with a significant center with a significant Jewish population and a synagogue. It was the home of Sopater (Acts 20:4).

Here Paul followed his usual manner of beginning work in the synagogue, but this time with significantly greater than usual success.

[20] F. F. Bruce, op. cit., p. 346.

[21] The New Bible Encyclopedia, op. cit., p. 142.