The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Dalmanutha
(dlmny´th) (KEY) , in the New Testament, a place, probably on the W shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus came apparently to be tempted by the Pharisees. In a parallel passage it is mentioned as Magadan. The place is unidentified, and Dalmanutha may have resulted from the misreading of Magadan or Magdala.