Cana

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(reedy). A town of Galilee, 7 mi. N. of Nazareth (John 2:1-11; 4:46; 21:2¹And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: ²And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. ³And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. ⁴Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. ⁵His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. ⁶And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. ⁷Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. ⁸And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. ⁹When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, ¹⁰And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. ¹¹This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. (John 2:1‑11)
⁴⁶So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. (John 4:46)
²There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. (John 21:2)).

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The scene of the Lord’s first miracle and of His second in Galilee: the native place of Nathanael (John 2:1, 11¹And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: (John 2:1)
¹¹This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. (John 2:11); John 4:46⁴⁶So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. (John 4:46); John 21:2²There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. (John 21:2)). There is nothing in these passages to tell where Cana was situated except that it was in the neighborhood of Capernaum and on higher ground. It is identified by most with Kefr Kenna, 32° 45' N, 35° 20' E, but others prefer Kana el Jell, about 8 miles north of Nazareth, the name of which more resembles Cana.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

2580 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Κανᾶ

Transliteration:

Kana

Phonic:

kan-ah’

Meaning:

of Hebrew origin (compare 7071); Cana, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Cana

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

zealous: acquired

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Cana; reed; zeal; possession:―scene of Jesus’ first miracle, John 2:1. {Canna; arundo}