Dalmanutha

Dalmanutha or Dalmanoutha (δαλμανουθα) is the unknown destination of Jesus on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee after he fed the four thousand, as recorded in Mark's gospel (Mark 8:10). It is sometimes believed to be in the vicinity of Magdala, the alleged home town of Mary Magdalene, since the parallel passage in Matthew's gospel, Matthew 15:39, refers instead to "Magadan", which has been taken to be a variant form of "Magdala".

For the "Battle of Dalmanutha", see Battle of Bergendal.

In 2013, Ken Dark reported finding a possible location of Dalmanutha in the Ginosar Plain, placing the finding place of the famous 2000-years-old fishing boat right on the stretch of lakeshore belonging to this now ruined ancient town.[1][2]

That there was ever a town called Dalmanutha is disputed by biblical scholar Joel L. Watts. He maintains that "Dalmanutha" is a cue to Mark's readers regarding the battle around Magdala during the Jewish Revolt.[3]

References
  1. Owen Jarus (17 September 2013). "Was Jesus here? Biblical-era town discovered along Sea of Galilee". NBC News.
  2. Phillips,J., "Sea of Galilee Town Found? Could be Dalmanutha Referenced in Bible, Researchers Say", accessed 24 November 2017
  3. Watts, Joel L.; Theologian, ContributorPublic (September 20, 2013). "Dalmanutha Has Not Been Found -- It Doesn't Exist". HuffPost.

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