Pergamum

Name means “height; elevation”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Pergamos, height; elevation”

First named: Revelation 1:11

City Asia Minor Greece Apostolic

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A city addressed in Revelation as the location of "Satan's throne," where a believer named Antipas was martyred; the church there is commended for faithfulness but rebuked for tolerating false teaching (Revelation 2:12-17).

References: Revelation 1:11

People connected to Pergamum

Antipas (M) — Christ's “faithful witness,” put to death in this city
Revelation 2:13

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