Cana

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Cana is a small town in the region of Galilee, traditionally known in Christian tradition as the site where Jesus performed his first miracle of turning water into wine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament location
biblical location
town
associatedWith Christian tradition
Jesus
Mary, mother of Jesus
commemoratedBy Christian liturgy
churches
country Israel
describedIn New Testament
event healing of the royal official’s son
turning water into wine
wedding at Cana
gospelTerm Cana of Galilee
hasFeastAssociated Feast of the Wedding at Cana in some Christian rites
hasRole site of first miracle of Jesus
site of water-into-wine miracle
site of wedding at Cana
healingOfRoyalOfficialsSonLocationContext Jesus in Cana, son in Capernaum
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Galilee
ancient Palestine
mentionedIn Gospel of John
John 2
John 21
John 4
miraclePerformedBy Jesus
modernIdentification Kafr Kanna (traditional identification)
Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification)
nameFormInArabic قانا
nameFormInGreek Κανὰ
nameFormInLatin Cana
numberOfMiraclesTraditionallyAssociated at least two
partOf Galilee region in the time of Jesus
pilgrimageSiteFor Christians
religion Christianity
scripturalStatus canonical location in Christian Bible
significance beginning of Jesus’ public ministry in John’s Gospel
symbol of divine abundance and joy in Christian theology
symbolizes marriage
messianic banquet
transformation
themeIn Christian art
Christian hymnody
Christian preaching
timePeriodOfProminence 1st century CE
traditionType Christian pilgrimage tradition

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Galilee
contains
Cana ("Cana of Galilee")
gospelTerm
Cana
nameFormInLatin

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