Cana

Name means “zeal; jealousy; possession”Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary: “Cana, zeal; jealousy; possession”

First named: John 2:1

Town Canaan Israel Gospels

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A Galilean town where Jesus performed His first public miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding (John 2:1-11); Nathanael was from Cana (John 21:2).

References: John 2:1

People connected to Cana

Nathanael (M) — a Galilean of this town, won over when Jesus showed supernatural knowledge of him
John 21:2; John 1:47-49
the royal official — came from Capernaum begging Jesus to heal his dying son, and believed on the spot that his son would live, without Jesus even going to see him
John 4:46-54

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