Cana
Where is Cana today? In Galilee, Israel, traditionally Kafr Kanna, though many archaeologists prefer Khirbet Qana, the village of Jesus' first sign.
- Today
- Galilee, Israel (traditional site: Kafr Kanna)
- Country
- Israel
- Status
- Location debated: Wedding Church at Kafr Kanna
- Identification
- Debated
Cana is the village John's Gospel calls Cana in Galilee. Here, at a wedding his mother also attended, Jesus performed his first sign by turning water into wine, and his disciples believed in him. Later, while again in Cana, he healed from a distance the son of a royal official lying ill in Capernaum. Nathanael, one of Jesus' disciples, was also from Cana. The village's location today is debated: tradition points to Kafr Kanna near Nazareth, while many archaeologists consider the Khirbet Qana mound further north more likely.
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Where is Cana today?
Cana today is sought in Galilee, in northern Israel, but the exact site of the village is debated. The traditional site is the town of Kafr Kanna, about 7 kilometres northeast of Nazareth, while many archaeologists consider the Khirbet Qana mound further north more likely. In the Bible it is where Jesus performed his first sign, turning water into wine (John 2:11). Visitors to Kafr Kanna today see the Franciscan Wedding Church and a Greek Orthodox church, and some couples renew their wedding vows there.
Where did the wedding at Cana take place?
John simply says Cana in Galilee (John 2:1). The site long visited by pilgrims is Kafr Kanna, about 7 kilometres northeast of Nazareth, with a Franciscan Wedding Church and a Greek Orthodox church. Further north, the Khirbet Qana mound overlooking the Beit Netofa valley is considered more likely by many scholars because of excavation finds. A village called Qana near Tyre in Lebanon also claims the event.
What miracle did Jesus perform at Cana?
When the wine ran out at the wedding, Jesus had six stone jars filled with water, and the water became wine; John calls this the first of Jesus' signs (John 2:11). Later, again in Cana, Jesus healed from a distance the son of a royal official in Capernaum (John 4:46-53).