Cana

[ key-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an ancient town in northern Israel, in Galilee: according to the Bible, the scene of Jesus' first miracle.

Cana

/ ˈkeɪnə /

New Testament the town in Galilee, north of Nazareth, where Jesus performed his first miracle by changing water into wine (John 2:1, 11)

So, next winter, skip Punta Cana and Cancun, and head to Antigua.

The chains of St. Peter, and one of the clay vessels which held the wine of Cana, are also exhibited.

And what a host of figures in this noble picture, most of them the size of life, as in the ‘Nuptials of Cana!’

One of the first miracles performed by our Savior, was at Cana in Gallilee.

One of the numerous imitations of the story of the Miracle of Cana.

Occasionally he would join in some athletic exercise with youths from Cana, and in wrestling, strive who could overcome the other.

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