Perga
Perga was a city in Pamphylia (modern-day Turkey) where Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel during their first missionary journey.
The name Perga means “very earthy”
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Summary
A location first mentioned at Acts 13:13; only referred to as Perga (Πέργη).
Location
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 36.960° N, 30.854° E
Events
Dates are approximate
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- ΠέργηPerga
Mentions
- After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
- And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
- And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.