“And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.”
He got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha — the boat crossing returns them to the western (Jewish) side of the lake. Dalmanutha is otherwise unidentified; Matthew's parallel says Magadan. The boat crossing after the feeding mirrors the boat crossing after the first feeding (Mark 6:45).
Church Fathers on Mark 8:10
After that our Lord had worked the miracle of the loaves, He immediately retires into another spot, lest on account of the miracle, the multitudes should take Him to make Him a king.
Now in Matthew we read that He entered into the parts of Magdala [ed. note: Magedam]. But we cannot doubt that it is the same place under another name; for several manuscripts even of St. Mark have only Magdala.
The Pharisees, then, seek a sign from heaven, that He, Who had for the second time fed many thousands of men with a few loaves of bread, should now, after the example of Moses, refresh the whole nation in the last time with manna sent down from heaven, and dispersed amongst them all.
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