| − | '''Magdala''' (or ''Magadan'', Greek: Μαγδαλά, meaning 'place where fish are salted')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/greek/3093.htm 3093. Magadan, Strong's Dictionary]</ref> is an ancient biblical site, most well-known for being the hometown of [[Mary Magdalene]], the women whom Jesus cast seven demons out of. Magdala is explicitly mentioned only once in the [[Gospels]], in Matthew 15:39. Jesus was said to have entered into the vicinity of Magdala after the feeding of the 5,000. The biblical city of Magdala can also be known by its Greek name, [[Taricheae]]. | + | '''Magdala''' (or ''Magadan'', Greek: Μαγδαλά, meaning 'place where fish are salted')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/greek/3093.htm 3093. Magadan, Strong's Dictionary]</ref> is an ancient biblical site, most well-known for being the hometown of [[Mary Magdalene]], the women whom Jesus cast seven demons out of. Magdala is explicitly mentioned only once in the [[Gospels]], in Matthew 15:39. Jesus was said to have entered into the vicinity of Magdala after the feeding of the 5,000. The biblical city of Magdala can also be known by its Greek name, [[Taricheae]]. The ancient city of Magdala is spoken of by early historians such as [[Flavius Josephus]], [[Cicero]], [[Suetonius]] and [[Strabo]]. |