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MAGADAN
Locality visited by Jesus after he crossed the Sea of Galilee (Mt 15:39). The correct spelling was most likely Magdala. The only NT reference to this town is in the name of one of the Marys, namely, Magdalene. Magadan was known by several names; many Greek sources have Taricheae, “factories for salting fish” (Strabo 16.2.45; Pliny 5.71). Rabbinic sources have Migdal Nunnayah or Migdal Sab’aiyah, “Tower of the Fishes/ Dyers.” It was el-Mejdel about three miles (4.8 kilometers) northwest of Tiberias, on the southern end of the great plain of Gennesaret, famous for its fertile soil and year-round tropical climate.
See also Dalmanutha.