That might not have seemed strange to the Beroeans because a precursor of emperor worship was the worship of Alexander the Great, who was venerated as a god.
ولم يكن اهل بيرية ليستغربوا ذلك ،‏ لأنهم اعتادوا سابقا عبادة الاسكندر الكبير المؤلَّه .‏