Place where the Lord Jesus made his “beginning of signs” by turning water into wine. The event took place during a wedding celebration where “the mother of Jesus was…. And they were also invited… Jesus and his disciples † (Jua 2: 1-11). Only the evangelist John mentions it. He also narrates, as a “second sign”, that there the Lord received “an official of the king” who came from Capernaum and asked him to heal his son. “Jesus said to him: Go, your son lives.” And his son was healed (John 4: 46-54). Nathanael was a native of C. (Jua 21:2). The site where C. was located has not been located with certainty, but it is most likely that it corresponds to Kfar Kaná, about 8 km N of Nazareth.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(gr. kanaprobably from Heb. qana, ‘place of reeds’). A Galilean village in the upper regions W of the lake, mentioned only in the Gospel of John. It was the scene of the first miracle performed by Jesus (Jn. 2.1, 11), the place where, with a single word, he healed the son of the king’s official who was lying sick in Capernaum (Jn. 4.46, 50), as well as the village where Nathanael lived (Jn. 21.2), although it has not been definitively located, some have considered it as Kefr Kenna, about 6 km NNE of Nazareth on the road that leads to Tiberias. This place, where excavations have already been carried out, is a possible location of the events of Jn. 2.1–11 where there are large springs of water, and leafy fig trees such as the one suggested in Jn 1.48. However, many modern connoisseurs prefer the comparison with Khirbet Kana, a ruined site 14 km N of Nazareth, still called Cana of Galilee by the Arabs of the area.
JDD
Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary