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Magdala

American  
[mag-duh-luh] / ˈmæg də lə /

noun

  1. an ancient town in Palestine, W of the Sea of Galilee: supposed home of Mary Magdalene.


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Mary Magdalene, here named Miri of Magdala, seizes the opportunity to announce that she’s not a prostitute, as long thought, but a wealthy divorcee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

Residents were evacuated from the near vicinity, including from Magdala Road, Zulla Road and Ebers Road and a police cordon remains in place.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2023

Magdala Jean, 33, and her husband came from Haiti.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

They are called tabots – replica tablets on which the Ten Commandments are written, and which were nicked by the Brits after the battle of Magdala.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2019

On the day after the last mail left we were favoured with a précis of the letters from Magdala which had arrived three days previously.

From March to Magdala by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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