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pergamos

pergamos


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Pergamos 
  the  chief  city  of  Mysia,  in  Asia  Minor.  One  of  the  "seven 
  churches"  was  planted  here  (Rev.  1:11;  2:17).  It  was  noted  for 
  its  wickedness,  insomuch  that  our  Lord  says  "Satan's  seat"  was 
  there  The  church  of  Pergamos  was  rebuked  for  swerving  from  the 
  truth  and  embracing  the  doctrines  of  Balaam  and  the 
  Nicolaitanes.  Antipas,  Christ's  "faithful  martyr,"  here  sealed 
  his  testimony  with  his  blood. 
 
  This  city  stood  on  the  banks  of  the  river  Caicus,  about  20 
  miles  from  the  sea.  It  is  now  called  Bergama  and  has  a 
  population  of  some  twenty  thousand,  of  whom  about  two  thousand 
  profess  to  be  Christians.  Parchment  (q.v.)  was  first  made  here 
  and  was  called  by  the  Greeks  pergamene  from  the  name  of  the 
  city. 
 
 
  From  Hitchcock's  Bible  Names  Dictionary  (late  1800's)  [hitchcock]: 
 
  Pergamos,  height;  elevation