# Cana

## Definition

Cana was a village or town in the province of Galilee, located about nine miles north of Nazareth.

* The word "Cana" means "place of reeds."
* Cana was the home of Nathanael, one of the Twelve.
* Jesus attended a wedding feast in Cana and performed his first miracle or "sign", turning water into wine.
* Some time after that, Jesus came back to Cana and met an official from Capernaum who requested healing for his son.