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Cana
CA'NA (ka'na).
"Cana of
Galilee," a name found in the
gospel of
John only, but in such references no clue is given as to its locality; supposed to
be near
Capernaum.
It was the birthplace of
Nathanael (Jn 21:2) and honored as the scene of Christ's first recorded miracle
(2:1,11; 4:46).
North of
Nazareth lie the two sites that have at various times been regarded as representing
Cana of Galilee. The one is the Christian village of Kefr Kenna,
about four miles NE of Nazareth, accepted before the Crusades as the true site; the
other site is Khirbet, four or five miles farther N. Though the former is
usually pointed out to tourists as the true site, scholars are increasingly leaning
to acceptance of the latter.