Origen, on Num 33:7

“Departing from thence they came over against Phihahiroth, which looketh towards Beelsephon, and they camped before Magdalum.”

“This camp or stage is opposite Magdalum [Migdol] but not yet in Magdalum itself. For Magdalum means "grandeur." Thus, since it has in view both the ascent of watching and the grandeur of things to come, the soul, as we have said, is fed and nourished by great hopes. It is now situated in starting places and not in perfection.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.