Magdala
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Magdala was an ancient Jewish city on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, 5 km north of Tiberias. In the Babylonian Talmud it is known as Magdala Nunayya, and which some historical geographers think may
Aerial view of the modern site of Magdala, looking south
al-Majdal, sea of Galilee by Bonfils. Shrine of Muhammad al-'Ajami in the foreground.
Inside the excavated synagogue
Al-Majdal, ca 1851, by van de Velde
Mary Magdalene
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Mary Magdalene was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, travelled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection.
Magdala
…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 Palestinian village of al-Majdal (Arabic: المجدل) stood at the site of ancient Magdala. The Israeli municipality…
Mary Magdalene (c. 1598) by Domenico Tintoretto, depicting her as a penitent
Photograph taken c. 1900 of al-Majdal, a village standing among the ruins of Magdala, Mary Magdalene's hometown
The Conversion of Mary Magdalene (c. 1548) by Paolo Veronese
Detail of Mary Magdalene weeping at the crucifixion of Jesus, as portrayed in The Descent from the Cross (c. 1435) by the Flemish artist Rogier van der Weyden