Magdala
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Magdala (; ; ) was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya (), and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea (). It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene. Until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Palestinian village of al-Majdal () stood at the site of ancient Magdala. The Israeli municipality of Migdal now extends into the area.
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Magdala
- Ancient site.image
- File:מגדלא תצלום אויר.JPG
- Ancient site.caption
- Aerial view of the modern site of Magdala, looking south
- Ancient site.map_type
- Israel
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Location in Israel
- Ancient site.location
- Galilee, Israel
- Ancient site.region
- Levant
- Settlement.name
- al-Majdal
- Settlement.native_name
- المجدل
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.other_name
- Majdal, Magdala
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Al-Majdal photographed by Felix Bonfils.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250
- Settlement.image_caption
- al-Majdal, sea of Galilee by Bonfils. Shrine of Muhammad al-'Ajami in the foreground.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mandatory Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Mandatory Palestine
- Settlement.map_caption
- A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Majdal, Tiberias (click the buttons)
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.magdala.org
- Image
- Ortsschild Magdala.jpg
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Roman period
- Synagogues
- Byzantine, Early Muslim, and Crusader periods
- Mamluk period
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- 1948 War
- Migdal
- State of Israel
- Etymology
- Identification
- Matthew's "Magdala" or "Magadan"
- Mark's "Dalmanutha"
- The Talmud's two Magdalas
- Josephus's "Tarichaea"
- Excavations
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Magdala (; ; ) was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya (), and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea (). It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene. Until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Palestinian village of al-Majdal () stood at the site of ancient Magdala. The Israeli municipality of Migdal now extends into the area.
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