Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Magadan?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Majdal.

First appears in Matthew 15:39 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

A tower, a town in Galilee, mentioned only in Matt. 15:39. In the parallel passage in Mark 8:10 this place is called Dalmanutha. It was the birthplace of Mary called the Magdalen, or Mary Magdalene. Modern identification: Majdal.

Magadan is represented in the local geography layer as Majdal. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Matthew 15:39 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 8 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 18 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 25 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 68 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Damascus

About 106 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Magadan today

Travel to Magadan, the modern-day Majdal.

Magadan is commonly identified with Majdal, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Magadan is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Majdal

32.827°N · 35.514°E

Key passages

Appears in

Matthew

1 chapter · 1 verse mention