# Cana #

## Definition: ##

Cana was a village or town in the province of Galilee, located about nine miles north of Nazareth.

* Cana was the hometown of Nathanael, one of the Twelve.
* Jesus attended a wedding feast in Cana and performed his first miracle there when he turned water into wine.
* Some time after that, Jesus came back to Cana and met an official there from Capernaum who requested healing for his son.

(See also: [capernaum](../other/capernaum.md) **·** [galilee](../other/galilee.md) **·** [thetwelve](../kt/thetwelve.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [John 02:1-2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/02/01)
* [John 04:46-47](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jhn/04/46)