The modern municipality of Migdal is close to where the ancient fishing settlement of Magdala has been unearthed. Magdala – in today's northern Israel – sits on the shore of the Sea of Galilee and is considered by many to be the hometown of Mary Magdalene. In 2009, an archaeological dig revealed a Roman-era synagogue that dates back to the 1st century BC and in 2021, a second Roman-era synagogue was discovered. The Romans destroyed the site in AD 67.

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