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Perga. ‘Artemis of
Perga’ was the chief object of worship, and she resembled ‘Diana of the Ephesians’ in her rites and images, being sometimes represented like the Greek Artemis as goddess of the chase, but more often by a pillar of stone, the top of which was rounded or roughly carved to represent a head. Paul passed through
Perga twice on his first missionary journey.
Perga is not mentioned in early martyrologies. 1071,
Perga seems to have fallen into the hands of the Turks. The modern name of the site of
Perga is Murtana
Attalia - Seaport of Pamphylia, near
Perga, visited by Paul and Barnabas. It was founded by Attalus king of
Pergamus: now called Adalia
Attalia - Philadelphus, king of
Pergamos (159-138 b. ), who desired a more convenient haven than
Perga (15 miles N. Attalia differed from its rival
Perga, a centre of native Anatolian religious feeling, in being a thoroughly Hellenized city, honouring the usual classical deities-Zeus, Athene, and Apollo. Both politically and ecclesiastically it gradually overshadowed
Perga, and to-day it is the most flourishing seaport, with the exception of Marsina, on the south coast of Asia Minor
Attalia - A seaport in Pamphylia, at the mouth of the river Catarrhactes, visited by Paul and Barnabas on their way from
Perga to Antioch, Acts 14:25
Pamphylia - But more important was the native town of
Perga, situated inland and having apparently a port of its own on the river Cestrus at a distance of 5 miles. , where a goddess ‘Artemis of
Perga’ was worshipped, her rites corresponding to those associated with Diana of the Ephesians, and being therefore more Asiatic than Greek. Pamphylia was in turn subject to Persia, Macedonia, Syria,
Pergamus, and Rome. ...
Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey crossed from Cyprus to
Perga, but seem to have gone straight on to Antioch without preaching. It was at
Perga that John Mark left them (Acts 13:13 ). On the return journey, before taking ship at Attalia, they preached at
Perga ( Acts 14:25 ), but by this time they had definitely determined to ‘turn to the Gentiles’ (cf. See
Perga
Pamphylia - " The chief city of Pamphylia was
Perga, where Paul and Barnabas preached, Acts 13:13 ; 14:24
Pamphylia - Paul and his company, loosing from Paphos, sailed north-west and came to
Perga, the capital of Pamphylia (Acts 13:13,14 ), a province about the middle of the southern sea-board of Asia Minor
Pamphylia - Paul and Barnabas preached at
Perga, in Pamphylia, Acts 13:13 ; Acts 14:24
Pamphylia - He visited Pamphylia at his first missionary tour, sailing from Paphos in Cyprus to
Perga in Pamphylia on the river Cestrus, where Mark forsook him (Acts 13:13; Acts 15:38). " Also Acts 13:13-14, "from
Perga to Antioch in Pisidia," and Acts 14:24, "after Pisidia
Pisidia - Paul twice visited Pisidia, passing directly north from
Perga to Antioch, Acts 13:14, and again returning through Pisidia to Pamphylia
Attalia - Paul and Barnabas came on there from
Perga, and took ship for Antioch ( Acts 14:25 )
Pamphylia - The Bible does not mention his preaching there when he passed through it the first time (Acts 13:13-14), but on his return he preached in the main town of
Perga
Pisid'ia - , both in going from
Perga to Iconium, ( Acts 13:13,14,51 ) and in returning
Pisidia - Paul passed through Pisidia twice on his first missionary tour; in going from
Perga to Iconium, and in returning (Acts 13:13-14; Acts 13:51; Acts 14:21; Acts 14:24-25; 2 Timothy 3:11)
Pamphylia - One of the chief cities was
Perga, where John Mark left Paul and Barnabas during the first missionary journey (Acts 13:13 )
Pamphyl'ia - He and Barnabas sailed up the river Cestrus to
Perga
Pisidia - Paul and Barnabas came through Antioch (Acts 13:14 ) after John Mark left them in
Perga (Acts 13:13 )
Mary, Mother of Mark - His attachment to her was probably one cause of his return to Jerusalem from
Perga (Acts 13:13)
Pamphylia - Its chief maritime cities-Attalia,
Perga and Side-had to deal only with a limited traffic, and never rose to any great importance. Landing at the river-harbour of
Perga, they merely ‘passed through from’ the city (Acts 13:14), hastening northward over the Taurus to Antioch in Pisidia. About two years later the return journey was made by
Perga and Attalia (Acts 14:25), and on this occasion the gospel was preached in the former city, but apparently little impression was made
Mark, Marcus - He accompanied Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, but left them at
Perga
Mark or Marcus - He was also the companion of Paul and Barnabas in their journey through Greece to Antioch,
Perga, and Pamphylia, at which last place he left them and returned to Jerusalem, much to the dissatisfaction of Paul, Acts 13:5 , etc
Mark - He left them at
Perga and returned to Jerusalem
Mark - 47) as their "minister," but from some cause turned back when they reached
Perga in Pamphylia (Acts 12:25 ; 13:13 )
Mark, John - Mark readily accompanied him as "minister" (hufretes , "subordinate") to the country of his kindred; but had not the spiritual strength to overcome his Jewish prejudices which he probably imbibed from his spiritual father Peter (Galatians 2:11-14), so as to accompany Paul the apostle of the Gentiles further than
Perga of Pamphylia, in his first missionary tour to the pagan. The Colossians, 110 miles distant from
Perga, 20 from Pisidia, knew of Mark's past unfaithfulness, and so needed the recommendation to "receive" him as a true evangelist, ignoring the past
Loose - ...
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to
Perga, in Pamphylia
Mark, - " ( Acts 13:8 ) With them he visited Cyprus; but at
Perga in Pamphylia, (Acts 13:13 ) when they were about to enter upon the more arduous part of their mission, he left them, and, for some unexplained reason, returned to Jerusalem to his mother and his home
Barnabas - They preached at
Perga in Pamphylia without much success, by reason of the obstinacy and malice of the Jews; but being come to Iconium, they made many converts
Mark (John) - He is termed ὁ κολοβοδάκτυλος† [Note: Several explanations of this term have been given: (1) that it means ‘deserter’ (Tregelles) and is applied to Mark because of his defection at
Perga; but one so honourably remembered would not be so opprobriously nicknamed; (2) that Mark was a Levite and ‘amputasse sibi post fidem pollicem dicitur ut sacerdotio reprobus haberetur’ (Monarchian Prologues [TU xv. At
Perga he cut himself adrift from the party-it may be because, being sensitively timid from his physical defect, he shrank from the hazardous venture across the Taurus; or, holding the narrower views of his teacher Peter concerning the Gentiles, he was out of sympathy with a campaign that had overshot its intentions; or because some filial duty called him (cf
Mark (John) - Mark remained with the Apostles on their journey through Cyprus, but left them at
Perga in Pamphylia ( Acts 13:13 ) either from cowardice, or, more probably, because the journey to Pisidian Antioch and beyond, involving work among distant Gentiles, was a change of plan which he did not approve (Ramsay)
Phrygia - ...
When the Romans inherited the kingdom of
Pergamus in b. From
Perga he and Barnabas made their way N
Mark - At
Perga, Mark withdrew from the mission, for what reason is not stated. This opinion may be regarded as receiving confirmation from his conduct at
Perga, on the most charitable view of that incident
Mark - Not long after, he set out from Antioch with those Apostles upon a journey, which they undertook by the direction of the Holy Spirit, for the purpose of preaching the Gospel in different countries: but he soon left them, probably without sufficient reason, in
Perga in Pamphylia, and went to Jerusalem, Acts 13
Barnabas - Soon after their return to Antioch they were solemnly set apart by the Church for special evangelization work, and started on what is usually called the first missionary journey, in the course of which they visited Cyprus and the southern parts of Asia Minor, accompanied as far as
Perga in Pamphylia by John Mark (q
Paul - The missionaries now crossed to the mainland, and then proceeded 6 or 7 miles up the river Cestrus to
Perga (Acts 13:13 ), where John Mark deserted the work and returned to Jerusalem. From
Perga they sailed direct for Antioch, from which they had set out. It possessed a splendid harbour, in which was concentrated the traffic of the sea which was then the highway of the nations; and as Liverpool has behind her the great towns of Lancashire, so had Ephesus behind and around her such cities as those mentioned along with her in the epistles to the churches in the book of Revelation, Smyrna,
Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea
Paul - At
Perga in Pamphylia Mark forsook him and Barnabas. " From Pisidia they came to
Perga and Attalia; thence to Antioch, where they reported at what may be called the first missionary meeting or covention "all that God had done with them, opening the door of faith unto the Gentiles"; and so ended Paul's first missionary tour
Roads And Travel - 24) that ‘perils of robbers’ refers to the journey from
Perga in Pamphylia across Mt. Reaching land at Attaleia in the province of Pamphylia they sailed up the river Cestrus as far as
Perga
Paul - From Paphos "Paul and his company" set sail for the mainland, and arrived at
Perga in Pamphylia. From
Perga they travelled on to a place obscure in secular history, but most memorable in the history of the Kingdom of Christ --Antioch in Pisidia
Euchites - of
Perga, who were stimulated by energetic letters from Atticus bp
Paul - They landed at Salamis and traveled the length of the island to Paphos, from whence they set sail to
Perga on Turkey's southern shore
Gospels - " Mark probably wrote while having the opportunity of Peter's guidance in Palestine, between his return from
Perga and his second journey with Barnabas in or for Caesarea, the second center of gospel preaching as Jerusalem was the first and Antioch the third, the scene of Cornelius' conversion by Peter, Mark's father in the faith, the head quarters of the Roman forces in Palestine, where Philip the evangelist resided
Paul - 45, and preached the Gospel successively at Salamis and Paphos, two cities of the isle of Cyprus, at
Perga in Pamphylia, Antioch in Pisidia, and at Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe, three cities of Lycaonia