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CANA

(Gk. Kaná)

A village in the Galilee. The only NT references to Cana are in the Gospel of John, which uses the phrase “Cana of the Galilee” (John 2:1; 4:46; 21:2); the latter verse states that Jesus’ disciple Nathanael came from Cana. The exact location of Cana (to be distinguished from Kanah in Josh. 16:8; 19:28) is uncertain. Two churches at the traditional site in the modern village of Kafr Kana commemorate Jesus’ miracle of turning water into wine there (John 2:1-11). Kafr Kana, 6 km. (4 mi.) N of Nazareth, was easily accessible by Byzantine and Crusader pilgrims traveling off the main road from Sepphoris to Tiberias. However, the more likely site is Khirbet Qânā (178247; the name is etymologically closer), 13 km. (8 mi.) N of Nazareth along the plain of Asochis (perhaps connected in Josephus Vita 14; 41). No excavations have been carried out at this site.

Jonathan L. Reed






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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