A city of the coastal plain of Pamphylia where John Mark left Paul and turned back to Jerusalem. Perga is one of the best-preserved Roman cities in Turkey, with a colonnaded main street, a great theatre and a stadium.
- Where it is
- Southern Turkey (Pamphylia)
- Scripture
- Acts 13:13-14
What the evidence confirmsPerga is extensively excavated and superbly preserved, and its geography fits the journey described in Acts.
What it does not proveThe parting of John Mark is a narrative detail the ruins cannot attest.
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