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perga

perga


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Perga 
  the  capital  of  Pamphylia,  on  the  coast  of  Asia  Minor.  Paul  and 
  his  companions  landed  at  this  place  from  Cyprus  on  their  first 
  missionary  journey  (Acts  13:13,  14),  and  here  Mark  forsook  the 
  party  and  returned  to  Jerusalem.  Some  time  afterwards  Paul  and 
  Barnabas  again  visited  this  city  and  "preached  the  word" 
  (14:25).  It  stood  on  the  banks  of  the  river  Cestrus,  some  7 
  miles  from  its  mouth,  and  was  a  place  of  some  commercial 
  importance.  It  is  now  a  ruin,  called  Eski  Kalessi 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Perga,  very  earthy