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PERGA

(Gk. Pérgē)

A prominent Greco-Roman city located near the Cestrus River in the region of Pamphylia (cf. Strabo Geog. 14.4.2), ca. 12 km. (8 mi.) N of the Mediterranean coast in southern Asia Minor. Important roads led north from the city into the interior of Asia Minor. The prosperity of the city (whose patron deity was Artemis) can still be witnessed in the impressive architectural remains, which include a stadium, theater, Roman baths, and a gymnasium dedicated to the emperor Claudius.

After preaching on Cyprus during his first missionary journey, Paul sailed from Paphos to Perga, through which he passed on his way to Pisidian Antioch in Galatia. At this point John Mark left his company (Acts 13:13-14). At the end of this journey, Paul and Barnabas returned to Perga to preach before sailing from the nearby coastal city of Attalia back to Syrian Antioch (Acts 14:24-26).

Bibliography. D. Magie, Roman Rule in Asia Minor. 2 vols. (1950, repr. New York, 1975); A. M. Mansel and A. Akarca, Excavations and Researches at Perge (Ankara, 1949).

Philip A. Harland

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PERGA

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)