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John Gill's Exposition on Matthew 27:56
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Among which was Mary Magdalene, etc.] Out of whom Christ had cast out seven devils; and who having received much from him, loved much, which she showed by her zealous and constant attachment to him. She was called Magdalene, either because she was an inhabitant of Magdala, (<401539>Matthew 15:39), so we read f1717 of R. Isaac, haldgm, of “Magdala”, or “Magdalene”; and the rather, because that Magdala was famous, or rather infamous, for whoredom; for which reason the Jews f1718 say, it was destroyed: or else she was so called, because she was tldg, a “tonstrix”, or plaiter of women’s hair, as the word signifies f1719; and so we often read of Mary, ayyçn r[yç aldgm, “the plaiter of women’s hair” f1720 ; by whom the Jews seem to design Mary, the mother of Jesus, whom they confound with this Mary Magdalene. Jerom says f1721, her name signifies “towered”, or “fortified”, because of her care and diligence, and the ardour of her faith; and “Migdal”, in Hebrew, does signify a tower: and Mary the mother of James and Joses: the same with the wife of Cleophas, and sister to Mary, the mother of Jesus: instead of Joses, the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read Joseph: yswy “Jose”, in Hebrew, is the same with “Joseph”, the last letter being cut off; the Arabic version reads Mary, the mother of James, and the mother of Joses, (<431925>John 19:25). And the mother of Zebedee’s children: that is, of James and John; her name was Salome, (<411540>Mark 15:40).
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