Magdala

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ancient town archaeological site populated place in antiquity

Magdala is an ancient fishing town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, traditionally known as the hometown of Mary Magdalene in Christian tradition.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient town → archaeological site → populated place in antiquity →
archaeologicalExcavationsBegan	21st century →
associatedWithReligion	Christianity →
associatedWithText	New Testament →
country	Israel →
excavatedBy	Dominican archaeologists → Israeli archaeologists →
flourishedInCentury	1st century BCE → 1st century CE →
governedDuringPeriod	Herodian rule → Roman rule in Judea →
hasAlternativeName	Magadan (possible identification) → Migdal → Migdal Nunayya → Taricheae (possible identification in some scholarly views) →
hasArchaeologicalFeature	Magdala Stone → fishing-related facilities → harbor installations → market area → mikvaot (ritual baths) → residential quarter → synagogue →
hasNameEtymology	Aramaic word for "tower" or "fortress" →
hasNearbyModernLocality	Migdal (modern Israeli town) →
hasSignificance	important for study of early Christianity → important for study of early Judaism →
languageOfHistoricalInhabitants	Aramaic → Greek → Hebrew →
locatedIn	Galilee → Lower Galilee →
locatedInDistrict	Northern District of Israel →
locatedInRegion	historical Palestine →
locatedNear	Ginosar → Sea of Galilee → Tiberias →
locatedOn	western shore of the Sea of Galilee →
mentionedIn	Christian tradition about Mary Magdalene →
partOf	historical region of Galilee →
primaryEconomicActivity	fish processing → fishing →
religionOfHistoricalInhabitants	Judaism →
timePeriod	Second Temple period →
tourismType	archaeological tourism site → religious tourism site →
traditionalHometownOf	Mary Magdalene →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mary Magdalene →	hasNameOrigin
Sea of Galilee →	nearbyCity