Magdala

Madeline Means" Woman from Magdala" Magdala ( Aramaic מגדלא Magdala , meaning "elegent," "great," or "magnificent"; Hebrew מגדל Migdal , meaning "tower"; Arabic قرية الممجدل , Qaryat Al Majdal ) is the name of at least two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Jewish Talmud and one place that may be mentioned in the Christian New Testament . Magdala was also a high stronghold in Ethiopia that was taken on April 13, 1868, by Sir Robert Napier, created Baron Napier of Magdala . The New Testament makes one disputable mention of a place called Magdala. KJV reads, "And he [Jesus] sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala". However, the most reliable Greek manuscripts give the name of the place as "Magadan", and more modern scholarly translations (such as the Revised Version ) follow this. Although some commentators state confidently that the two refer to the same place, others dismiss the substitution of Magdala for Magadan as simply "to substitute a known for an unknown place". The parallel passage in Mark's gospel 8:10 gives (in the majority of manuscripts) a quite different place name, Dalmanutha , although a handful of manuscripts give either Magdala or Magadan presumably by assimilation to the Matthean text—believed in ancient times to be older than that of Mark, though this opinion has now reversed. The Jewish Talmud distinguishes between two Magdalas only. Magdala Gadar—One Magdala was in the east, on the River Yarmouk near Gadara (in the Middle Ages "Jadar", now Umm Qais ), thus acquiring the name Magdala Gadar. Magdala Nunayya—There was another, better-known Magdala near Tiberias , Magdala Nunayya ("Magdala of the fishes"), which would locate it on the shore of the Sea of Galilee . Al-Majdal , a Palestinian Arab village depopulated in the lead up to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war was identified as the site of this Magdala. The modern Israeli municipality of Migdal (Khirbet Medjdel), founded in 1910 and about 6 km NNW of Tiberias, has expanded into the area of the former village. All four gospels refer to a follower of Jesus called Mary Magdalene , and it has usually been assumed that this means "Mary from Magdala". There is no biblical information to indicate whether this was her home or her birthplace. Most Christian scholars assume that she was from the place the Talmud calls Magdala Nunayya, and that this is also where Jesus landed on the occasion recorded by Matthew. Josephus mentions a wealthy Galilean town, destroyed by the Romans in the Jewish War (III, x,) that has the Greek name Tarichaeae from its prosperous fisheries. Some authors identify this with Magdala.

Magdala Archaeological site near the Sea of Galilee Magdala ( Aramaic : מגדלא / Magdala , meaning "elegant", "great", or "tower" (viz. "great place"); Hebrew : מגדל / Migdal , meaning "tower"; Arabic : قرية المجدل / Qariyat al-Majdal ) is the name of at least two places in ancient Israel mentioned in the Jewish Talmud and one place that may be mentioned in the Christian New Testament .

Magdala ( Aramaic : מגדלא, Magdala , meaning "tower"; Hebrew : מגדל, Migdal ; Arabic : المجدل, al-Majdal ) was an ancient city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee , 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Tiberias . In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya ( Aramaic : מגדלא נוניה, meaning "Tower of the Fishes"), and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea , literally the place of processing fish. It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene . Until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , a small Palestinian Arab village, al-Majdal , stood at the site of ancient Magdala, while nowadays the modern Israeli municipality of Migdal extends to the area. Archaeological excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) conducted in 2006 found that the settlement began during the Hellenistic period (between the 2nd and 1st centuries BCE) and ended during the late Roman period (3rd century CE). Later excavations in 2009–2013 brought perhaps the most important discovery in the site: an ancient synagogue , called the " Migdal Synagogue ". It is the oldest synagogue found in the Galilee, and one of the only synagogues from that period found in the entire country, as of the time of the excavation. They also found the Magdala stone , which has a seven-branched menorah symbol carved on it. It is the earliest menorah of that period to be discovered outside of Jerusalem . A collapse layer from the Second Temple period supported the narrative presented by Josephus regarding the Roman destruction of Magdala during the Great Revolt. Excavations show that after the destruction, during the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods, the city moved slightly to the north.

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Ancient Hebrew city For other uses, see Magdala (disambiguation) . Magdala ( Aramaic : מגדלא , romanized: Magdalā , lit. ' Tower ' ; Hebrew : מִגְדָּל , romanized : Migdál ; Ancient Greek : Μαγδαλά , romanized : Magdalá ) was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee , 5 km (3 miles) north of Tiberias . In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya (Aramaic: מגדלא נוניה , lit. ' Tower of the Fishes ' ), and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea ( lit. ' the place of processing fish ' ). It is believed to be the birthplace of Mary Magdalene . Until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War , the Arab village of al-Majdal ( Arabic : المجدل ) stood at the site of ancient Magdala. The Israeli municipality of Migdal now extends into the area.