Cana of Galilee

Probable~100 m
Modern identification
Horbat Qana / Khirbet Qana · Lower Galilee
Coordinates
32.8222, 35.3027

A leading scholarly candidate for Cana, but not universally accepted.

Disputed identification

Scholars propose more than one site for Cana of Galilee:

  • DebatedKafr Kanna
  • DebatedAin Qana vicinity

What happened at Cana of Galilee

  1. Jesus works his first miracle

    John 2:1-11

    Cana has several proposed identifications. Horbat Qana is primary here, with alternatives preserved. A leading scholarly candidate for Cana, but not universally accepted.

  2. The healing at Cana of the son of a courtier of Capernaum

    John 4:46-54

    Jesus is at Cana; the official's son is at Capernaum. Cana remains disputed. A leading scholarly candidate for Cana, but not universally accepted.

Nearby places in Lower Galilee