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   Where is Magdala located?

   • Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar . Magdala was first mentioned in writing as Madaha in the year 874.

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   What was Magdala known for?

   • Magdala was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 3 miles north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya, and which some historical geographers think may refer to Tarichaea, literally the place of processing fish. Photo: Giorno2, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.

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   When was Magdala founded?

   • It was only in the sixth century that Christian pilgrims began visiting the site north of Tiberias that we know today as Magdala (Migdal, in Hebrew). An expansive monastic complex developed around the site, and European pilgrims from the Byzantine to medieval periods describe visiting the site that included a church dedicated to Mary Magdalene.

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   Was Magdala a Jewish town?

   • With the archaeological evidence found so far at Magdala it is clear the twon was a wealthy Jewish town in the Lower Galilee - no other town has this kind of miqva'ot, a synagogue with mosaic floors, or a complex hydraulic system with underwater flowing through the channels.

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   Coordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E. Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar . History. Magdala was first mentioned in writing as Madaha in the year 874.

   • Country: Germany
   • Municipal assoc.: Mellingen

   • District: Weimarer Land
   • State: Thuringia

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   Magdala Taricheae is located in the Lower Galilee, a region in the north of Israel. Galilee is divided into Upper and Lower Galilee, Upper Galilee is to the north of Israel, currently on the border with Lebanon. It is a mountainous and forested area. During the first century CE, the settlements of Meron, Gush Halay, Nabratein, Gamla, Hazor, Zefat w...

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   According to historical sources and archaeological facts, Magdala was an important town with social and economic development. As a result of this progress, there was a "synagogue" with mosaic floors and walls decorated with stucco, dated to the first century; ritual baths (miqva'ot, in plural) with water flowing from an underground system; mosaic a...

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   In the mid and late 19th century CE, British and North American explorations took place in the Holy Land with the objective of finding and registering all the relevant historical places that once were described by Flavius Josephus and pilgrims of later centuries. * The Palestine Exploration Fund. - Distinguished academics and clerics who worked to ...

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   In the year 2002 CE, the Israel Antiquity Authorities (IAA) made some test pits at the south and north of the Franciscan area at Magdala; and the Franciscan Custody again took up archaeological activities in 2007 and 2008 CE led by F. Stefano de Luca. In 2009 CE the ancient synagogue of Magdala was discovered by the archaeologists Dina Avshalom-Gor...

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   With the archaeological evidence found so far at Magdala it is clear the twon was a wealthy Jewish town in the Lower Galilee - no other town has this kind of miqva'ot, a synagogue with mosaic floors, or a complex hydraulic system with underwater flowing through the channels. Besides being known as an important place for salting fish and its relatio...

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4. mapcarta.com › 12934426Magdala Map - Ruin - Northern District, Israel - Mapcarta

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   Description: ancient city, biblical location; Categories: human settlement, tourist attraction and tourism; Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia; View on Open­Street­Map

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   Nov 30, 2022 · Furthermore, the archaeological site known today as Magdala, about 4 miles north of Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, was actually called Taricheae in the time of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.

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   Jul 8, 2016 · This find was the Magdala Stone, a carved stone relief bearing one of the earliest images of the seven-branched menorah. The stunning discovery led to further excavation. A first-century synagogue and a marketplace were soon brought to light after having been covered by a series of small-scale landslides for the last 2,000 years.

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   Sep 1, 2022 · Modern archaeological excavations at Taricheae/al-Majdal/Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee confirm the testimonies of ancient authors about the affluence and prosperity of this Galilean city and give more credence to the identification of Taricheae with Magdala.

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   Coordinates: 32°49′30″N 35°30′56″E. Magdala ( Aramaic: מגדלא, romanized: Magdalā, meaning "tower"; Hebrew: מגדל, romanized : Migdál; Arabic: المجدل, romanized : al-Majdal; Ancient Greek: Μαγδαλά) was an ancient Jewish [1] city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 5 km (3 miles) north of Tiberias.