# 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](../names/capernaum.md), [Galilee](../names/galilee.md), [the twelve](../kt/thetwelve.md)) ## Bible References: * [John 02:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/02/01) * [John 04:46-47](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/04/46) ## Word Data: * Strong’s: G2580