Galilee · Town
Magdala
- Ancient name
- Magdala
- Modern location
- Magdala archaeological site, near Migdal · Israel
- Region
- Galilee
- Location
- Identified site
Editorial summary
After sending the crowds away, Jesus came by boat into the borders of Magdala, where Pharisees and Sadducees came and asked him for a sign from heaven.
What happened here
1A sign demanded near Magdala
After Jesus came by boat into the borders of Magdala, Pharisees and Sadducees came to test him by asking for a sign from heaven. He said they could read the sky but not the signs of the times, and that no sign would be given except the sign of Jonah. Then he left them.
Matthew says Jesus came into the borders of Magdala (Matthew 15:39); many manuscripts and modern translations read Magadan. Mark’s parallel names the region of Dalmanutha (Mark 8:10).
People here
1Scripture
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Location certainty
Magdala is identified with the ruins at Majdal (Migdal) on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. In Matthew 15:39 many manuscripts and modern translations read Magadan, usually taken as another name for Magdala; Mark’s parallel names Dalmanutha (Mark 8:10).
- Coordinates
- 32.8271° N, 35.5136° E