Cana

Cana in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(place of reeds) of Galilee, once Cana in Galilee, a village or town not far from Capernaum, memorable as the scene of Christ's first miracle, Joh 2:1,11; 4:46 as well as of a subsequent one, Joh 4:46,54 and also as the native place of the apostle Nathanael. Joh 21:2 The traditional site is at Kefr-Kenna, a small village about 4 1/2 miles nort...

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Cana in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Reedy, a town of Galilee, near Capernaum. Here our Lord wrought his first miracle, the turning of water into wine (John 2:1-11; 4:46). It is also mentioned as the birth-place of Nathanael (21:2). It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. It has been identified with the modern Kana el-Jelil, also called Khurbet Kana, a place 8 or 9 miles n...

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