Bible Dictionaries
Magdalene

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A surname derived from Magdala, the place of her nativity, given to one of the Marys of the Gospels to distinguish her from the other Marys (Matthew 27:56,61; 28:1 , etc.). A mistaken notion has prevailed that this Mary was a woman of bad character, that she was the woman who is emphatically called "a sinner" (Luke 7:36-50 ). (See MARY .)

Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Magdalene'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​m/magdalene.html. 1897.