Mark 8:10 Immediately he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the region of Dalmanutha.Dalmanutha, a Biblical town described briefly in the Gospel of Mark may have been discovered by UK archaeologists.
In the New Testament, Dalmanutha is named as the location
Jesus sails to with his disciples after feeding 4,000 by multiplying
fish and loaves of bread.
A town dating back more than 2,000 years has since been discovered on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel's Ginosar valley.
Archaeologists at the University of Reading now believe the ancient town could be Dalmanutha, after discovering it during a field survey.
The
architectural remains and pottery suggest that Jewish residents and a
polytheistic religion co-existed together within a community. Pottery
pieces dating as early as the second century BCE also show that the the
town was prosperous and could have survived for centuries.
“Vessel glass and amphora hint at wealth,” Dark wrote in an article published in the most recent edition of the journal Palestine Exploration Quarterly. “Weights and stone anchors, along with the access to beaches suitable for landing boats — and, of course, the first-century boat … all imply an involvement with fishing,” he continued.
The town is
situated 500 feet away from another ancient town Migdal, which has been
widely identified as Magdala, the birth place of Mary Magdalene, the
first human witness of Christ's resurrection in the Bible.
The fields stretching between contemporary Migdal and the coast have produced many archaeological discoveries, and researchers at the University have linked it to the 1986 discovery of a 2,000-year-old-boat found on the shoreline.
Lead researcher Ken Dark told LiveScience his team could not be sure if the ancient town was Dalmanutha, but it's size is believed to be one aspect that supports it's identification. He added that Dalmanutha is one of the few place names identified by researchers that relates to the Ginosar Valley.
A town dating back more than 2,000 years has since been discovered on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee, in Israel's Ginosar valley.
Archaeologists at the University of Reading now believe the ancient town could be Dalmanutha, after discovering it during a field survey.
“Vessel glass and amphora hint at wealth,” Dark wrote in an article published in the most recent edition of the journal Palestine Exploration Quarterly. “Weights and stone anchors, along with the access to beaches suitable for landing boats — and, of course, the first-century boat … all imply an involvement with fishing,” he continued.
The town is
situated 500 feet away from another ancient town Migdal, which has been
widely identified as Magdala, the birth place of Mary Magdalene, the
first human witness of Christ's resurrection in the Bible.The fields stretching between contemporary Migdal and the coast have produced many archaeological discoveries, and researchers at the University have linked it to the 1986 discovery of a 2,000-year-old-boat found on the shoreline.
Lead researcher Ken Dark told LiveScience his team could not be sure if the ancient town was Dalmanutha, but it's size is believed to be one aspect that supports it's identification. He added that Dalmanutha is one of the few place names identified by researchers that relates to the Ginosar Valley.
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