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Perga-Perge,Murtuna Perga was an old city even the first century.Its name indicates that its origin dates from pre-Greek times.Paul and Barnabas went through Perga on their way to and from Antioch on their first journey.John Mark was with them at first but left them at Perga to return to Jerusalem.The second theory of why they did not stay long in Perga is that their interview with Sergius Paulus,the proconsul of Cyprus,had made them want to hurry to the Roman Colony in Antioch of Pisidia.On their return from Antioch they did stay in Perga long enough to preach and talk to the people there. |