Perga
Perga (Biblical Place • 37.005°N, 30.905°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:13 , Acts 13:14 , Acts 14:25 . It is closely linked with Pamphylia (Biblical Place • Perga • 37.005°N, 30.905°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 13:13 , Acts 14:24 , Acts 15:38 , Acts 27:5 (identified with Perga).
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Perez (Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah ): ( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 ) Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 ) (mentioned in Genesis 38 , Genesis 46 , Numbers 26 ) Peleg (Generation 15 • Messianic Line • Child of Eber (or Heber )): ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:19 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:18-19 ) The first person of Scripture's genealogies to die after the Flood was someone born after the Flood : Peleg . (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Reu (Generation 16 • Messianic Line • Child of Peleg): Reu is a biblical figure in Generation 16 of the Messianic Line, child of Peleg, parent of Serug . ( Genesis 10:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:24-25 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:20-21 ) (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 ) Serug (Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu): Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line, child of Reu, parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 ) (mentioned in Genesis 11 , 1 Chronicles 1 , Luke 3 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Perga (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:13 , Acts 13:14 , Acts 14:25 .) Pamphylia (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 2:10 , Acts 13:13 , Acts 14:24 , Acts 15:38 , Acts 27:5 (identified with Perga ).) Pergamum (Ancient biblical location referenced in Rev 1:11 , Rev 2:12 .) Persia (Ancient biblical location referenced in 2 Chr 36:20 , 2 Chr 36:22 , 2 Chr 36:23 , Ezra 1:1 , Ezra 1:2 , Ezra 1:8 (identified with Ecbatana ).) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Ishtar Gate of Babylon — Monumental double gate on the northern wall of inner Babylon constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar II around 575 BC during the era of Daniel and the Judean exile, clad in brilliant cobalt-blue glazed bricks embossed with alternating rows of golden lions, bulls (aurochs), and dragons (mušḫuššu). Persian Lamassu (Gate of All Nations) — Colossal carved limestone winged human-headed bull (Lamassu) guarding the Gate of All Nations built by King Xerxes I (biblical Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther and Ezra 4:6 ) at Persepolis, exemplifying the imperial Achaemenid court architecture of Esther , Ezra , and Nehemiah .
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Acts 14:25 : "And when they had preached the word in Perga , they went down into Attalia :"; Revelation 2:12 : "And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;"; Acts 13:13 : "Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos , they came to Perga in Pamphylia : and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem .". Related canonical books and chapters: Acts 13 ( Acts • Chapter 13 (52 verses)), Acts 14 ( Acts • Chapter 14 (28 verses)), Haggai (Old Testament • 2 Chapters).