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[[File:MAGDALA AERIAL.JPG|thumb|right|Aerial image of Magdala at the coast of the [[Sea of Galilee]]]]

[[File:MAGDALA AERIAL.JPG|thumb|right|Aerial image of Magdala at the coast of the [[Sea of Galilee]]]]

'''Magdala''' (or ''Magadan'', Greek: Μαγδαλά, meaning 'place where fish are salted')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/greek/3093.htm 3093. Magadan, Strong's Dictionary]</ref> was an ancient city located between [[Tiberias]] and [[Capernaum]], and is mentioned in the [[New Testament]], 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 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]]. According to Josephus, the population of Magdala was about 40,000.<ref>[http://www.seetheholyland.net/magdala/ See the Holy Land, Magdala]</ref>

'''Magdala''' (or ''Magadan'', Greek: Μαγδαλά, meaning 'place where fish are salted')<ref>[http://biblehub.com/greek/3093.htm 3093. Magadan, Strong's Dictionary]</ref> was an ancient city located between [[Tiberias]] and [[Capernaum]], and is mentioned in the [[New Testament]], 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 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]]. According to Josephus, the population of Magdala was about 40,000.<ref>[http://www.seetheholyland.net/magdala/ See the Holy Land, Magdala]</ref>

== Bible ==  

== Bible ==

Magdala is only once explicitly mentioned in the [[New Testament]], in Matthew 15:39, and is mentioned several times as the region where [[Mary Magdalene]] was from.

Magdala is only once explicitly mentioned in the [[New Testament]], in Matthew 15:39, and is mentioned several times as the region where [[Mary Magdalene]] was from.

Magdala has been the subject of numerous important archaeological discoveries, including a first-century Jewish synagogue, as well as the finding of the [[Magdala Stone]], considered by many to be one of the most important single archaeological findings in the last 50 years.<ref>Dospěl,

Magdala has been the subject of numerous important archaeological discoveries, including a first-century Jewish synagogue, as well as the finding of the [[Magdala Stone]], considered by many to be one of the most important single archaeological findings in the last 50 years.<ref>Dospěl,

  Marek. [http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/discoveries-in-mary-magdalenes-hometown/ Discoveries in Mary Magdalene's Hometown]</ref> Magdala was well-known for being the home of not only [[Mary Magdalene]], but the ancient Jewish historian [[Flavius Josephus]].<ref>Visser, Yochanan.[http://www.westernjournalism.com/new-archaeological-discoveries-at-mary-magdalenes-birthplace-give-more-insight-in-roots-of-christianity/ ‘Below The Surface For 2000 Years’]</ref>

  Marek. [http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/discoveries-in-mary-magdalenes-hometown/ Discoveries in Mary Magdalene's Hometown]</ref> Magdala was well known for being the home of not only [[Mary Magdalene]], but the ancient Jewish historian [[Flavius Josephus]].<ref>Visser, Yochanan.[http://www.westernjournalism.com/new-archaeological-discoveries-at-mary-magdalenes-birthplace-give-more-insight-in-roots-of-christianity/ ‘Below The Surface For 2000 Years’]</ref>

== See Also ==

== See also ==

*[[Magdala Stone]]

*[[Magdala Stone]]

*[[Mary Magdalene]]

*[[Mary Magdalene]]

== External Links ==

== External links ==

*[http://www.magdala.org/ Magdala Official Website]

*[http://www.magdala.org/ Magdala Official Website]

*[http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/discoveries-in-mary-magdalenes-hometown/ Discoveries in Mary Magdalene’s Hometown]

*[http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/discoveries-in-mary-magdalenes-hometown/ Discoveries in Mary Magdalene’s Hometown]