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.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Testament location
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biblical location → town → |
| associatedWith |
Christian tradition
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Jesus → Mary, mother of Jesus → |
| commemoratedBy |
Christian liturgy
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churches → |
| country |
Israel
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| describedIn |
New Testament
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| event |
healing of the royal official’s son
→
turning water into wine → wedding at Cana → |
| gospelTerm |
Cana of Galilee
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| hasFeastAssociated |
Feast of the Wedding at Cana in some Christian rites
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| hasRole |
site of first miracle of Jesus
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site of water-into-wine miracle → site of wedding at Cana → |
| healingOfRoyalOfficialsSonLocationContext |
Jesus in Cana, son in Capernaum
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| languageOfName |
Greek
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| locatedIn |
Galilee
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ancient Palestine → |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of John
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John 2 → John 21 → John 4 → |
| miraclePerformedBy |
Jesus
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| modernIdentification |
Kafr Kanna (traditional identification)
→
Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification) → |
| nameFormInArabic |
قانا
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| nameFormInGreek |
Κανὰ
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| nameFormInLatin |
Cana
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| numberOfMiraclesTraditionallyAssociated |
at least two
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| partOf |
Galilee region in the time of Jesus
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| pilgrimageSiteFor |
Christians
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| religion |
Christianity
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| scripturalStatus |
canonical location in Christian Bible
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| significance |
beginning of Jesus’ public ministry in John’s Gospel
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symbol of divine abundance and joy in Christian theology → |
| symbolizes |
marriage
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messianic banquet → transformation → |
| themeIn |
Christian art
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Christian hymnody → Christian preaching → |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1st century CE
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| traditionType |
Christian pilgrimage tradition
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Galilee
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contains |
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Cana
("Cana of Galilee")
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gospelTerm |
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Cana
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nameFormInLatin |