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Magdala מגדלא

Places

Fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, home of Mary Magdalene. Excavations in 2009 uncovered a synagogue of the 1st century and the Magdala Stone.

Illustration from the book. Photographs, where shown, are from Wikimedia Commons, with author and license beside each. Click a photograph to enlarge it.

Sources

  • The book Israel NOWlej by Richard J. Koret, glossary, page 194.