Magdala, in the Bible

Magdala (măg`dələ), in the New Testament, home of Mary Magdalene. It is identified with Magdal, a hamlet on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee. Mary, healed by Jesus, appears several times in the Gospels.

Magdala, village, Ethiopia

Magdala (mäg`dälä, măg`dələ), former name of Amba Mariam (äm`bə mär`ēəm), village, Amhara region, central Ethiopia. Emperor Tewodros II Tewodros II or Theodore II, 1818–68, emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68), originally named Kasa or Lij Kasa. He was a commoner and a bold and clever warrior.
..... Click the link for more information. (Theodore II) in the mid-19th cent. used Magdala as the base of operations for his conquest of the surrounding Oromo Oromo (ōrō`mō) or Galla
..... Click the link for more information. territory. In 1867 he made it his capital and imprisoned several British diplomats there. In 1868 a British military expedition under Sir Robert Napier Napier, Robert Cornelis, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, 1810–90, British general. In the engineering service in India, he fought in the Sikh Wars (1845–49) and took part in the relief of Lucknow
..... Click the link for more information. rescued the prisoners, destroyed Magdala, and prompted Tewodros's suicide. For his exploits Napier was later named Baron Napier of Magdala.

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Magdala, in the Bible

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