Town in Asher's territory; village where Jesus performed miracles
Kanah
Named in 5 verses across 2 books, first in Joshua 19:28.
קָנָהKanah
ΚανᾶCana
Also called Cana.
The name means “of reeds.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Kanah Written by AI
Kanah and Cana are two distinct places mentioned in the Bible. Kanah was a town that formed part of the boundary of the tribe of Asher, located near Sidon (Joshua 19:28). It is associated with the modern Wadi Qana, a stream that flows westward into the Mediterranean Sea, just north of Joppa. Cana, on the other hand, was a village in Galilee where Jesus performed his first miracle, turning water into wine at a wedding feast (Jhn.2.1, 11). Jesus later healed a royal official's son from Capernaum while in Cana (Jhn.4.46). Nathanael, one of Jesus' disciples, was also from Cana (Jhn.21.2). The exact location of Cana is uncertain, but it is generally identified with either Kafr Kanna or Khirbet Qana, both located in the hills of Galilee, not far from Nazareth.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Kanah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Reedy; brook of reeds. (1.) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah (Josh. 16:8). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that constitute the Wady Talaik, which enters the sea between Joppa and Caesarea. Others identify it with the river’ Aujeh.
(2.) A town in the north of Asher (Josh. 19:28). It has been identified with ‘Ain-Kana, a village on the brow of a valley some 7 miles south-east of Tyre. About a mile north of this place are many colossal ruins strown about. And in the side of a neighbouring ravine are figures of men, women, and children cut in the face of the rock. These are supposed to be of Phoenician origin.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
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Where the Bible names it
- Joshua 19:28
It went on to Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Greater Sidon.
- John 2:1
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,
- John 2:11
Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
- John 4:46
So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.
- John 21:2
Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.