Kanah was a border town in Asher's territory, while Cana was the village in Galilee where Jesus performed his first miracle.
Also known as Cana
Kanah and Cana are two distinct places mentioned in the Bible. Kanah was a town that formed part of the boundary of the tribe of Asher, located near Sidon (Joshua 19:28). It is associated with the modern Wadi Qana, a stream that flows westward into the Mediterranean Sea, just north of Joppa.
Cana, on the other hand, was a village in Galilee where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast (Jhn.2.1, 11). Jesus later healed a royal official's son from Capernaum while in Cana (Jhn.4.46). Nathanael, one of Jesus' disciples, was also from Cana (Jhn.21.2). The exact location of Cana is uncertain, but it is generally identified with either Kafr Kanna or Khirbet Qana, both located in the hills of Galilee, not far from Nazareth.
Approximate location: 32.747, 35.339 · view on a map · on the Bible atlas
5 verses in 2 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H7071
It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesusʼ mother was there,
Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
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