Paul and Barnabas landed near Perga on Paul's first Journey (Acts 13:13). We will be visiting Perga on our 14-day Bible Study Tour to Turkey AND our 33-day Bible Study Tour to Israel/Jordan, Turkey, and Greece—including all the places pictured here! (April 20–May 7, 2026). Email Dr. Rasmussen for a descriptive brochure.
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Ancient Pergamum (modern Bergama) is located in western Turkey 16.5 mi. [26.5 km.] inland (as the crow flies) from the Aegean Sea.
It is the third city mentioned in the book of Revelation (1:1; 2:12–17) and the reference to the "throne of Satan" (2:13) has variously been interpreted as emperor worship (note the Temple of Trajan), the altar of Zeus, or the worship of a plethora of deities at Pergamum (temples to Zeus, Athena, Dionysus, Asclepius, Serapis, Demeter, etc. have been found).