| 1. ancient village in northern Israel near Nazareth (where Jesus performed his first miracle); family name. canareedy, a town of galilee, near capernaum. here our lord wrought his first miracle, the turning of water into wine (john 2:1-11; 4:46). it is also mentioned as the birth-place of nathanael (21:2). it is not mentioned in the old testament. it has been identified with the modern kana el-jelil, also called khurbet kana, a place 8 or 9 miles north of nazareth. others have identified it with kefr kenna, which lies on the direct road to the sea of galilee, about 5 miles north-east of nazareth, and 12 in a direct course from tiberias. it is called cana of galilee, to distinguish it from cana of asher (josh. 19:28).cana zeal; jealousy; possession |