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Magdala
A tower, a town in Galilee, mentioned only in Matt 15:39. In the parallel passage in Mark 8:10 this place is called Dalmanutha. It was the birthplace of Mary called the Magdalen, or Mary Magdalene. It was on the west shore of the Lake of Tiberias, and is now probably the small obscure village called el-Mejdel, about 3 miles north-west of Tiberias. In the Talmud this city is called “the city of colour,” and a particular district of it was called “the tower of dyers.” The indigo plant was much cultivated here.
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- Matthew 15:39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
