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Cana: The ancient biblical site

By Asad Russel – 

About Cana, Galilee Region, Israel:
From the Nazareth five miles northeast a Galilean town is the Cana which is known as Khirbet Cana also and Kafr Kanna is the modern name. Both the Christians and Muslims includes of 8,500 its population. First miracle of Jesus as the site long revered or at a wedding into wine turning the water, as ancient Cana for its authenticity has good support of historical the Kafr Kanna.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

The authenticity of Cana:
For certain is not known and is disputed by the Jesus visited of the Cana the location. The most traditional site is the Kafr Kanna and of its authenticity the some actors has today. However, from the 1st century AD of a Jewish village the ruins have uncovered of Nazareth just north on a hill recent excavations. To the east 1 kilometers at this site instead of could be there the biblical Cana think the excavators.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

The history of the Cana:
In the 4th century who was the mother of Constantine by the Empress Helena in Cana was built a church records that the history, and in the 17th century to Kafr Kanna by the travelers found of a large building with the remains was identified this.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

From the 1st to 4th centuries AD ruins of houses have uncovered the recent excavations, with the portico an atrium of 5th century, from the 5th or 6th century a funerary building Christian. In 1254 to the Knights Hospitallers of Sidon by the lord was sold at Kafr Kanna the land. In 1641 here became established the Franciscans and in 1879 an older church over the present church began building. In 1883 it was completed.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

At the Cana what to see:
At the Cana is small the Franciscan Wedding Church and by a courtyard fronted. Angel figures has the façade and by the bell towers of two is flanked and narthex an arcaded over. Two level has this church inside. By a simple dome surmounted has a chapel the upper church. From the 15th or 16th century dating of a Byzantine mosaic there is a fragment the stairs just before in the nave and in Aramaic if the donor the name preserves, ‘who made this table of the pious, son of Bota and the children of his, son of Tanhum in memory, a blessing for them it may be, Amen’.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

A chapel has the lower church and from the site with artifacts a small museum, a winepress which incudes, also includes various dates vessels and a cistern which plastered. For the miracle used of the six jars to be one is said one old jar. There is a Greek Orthodox Church the Franciscan church opposite, what is closed usually. Near it are displayed two capitals of 13th century.

Cana: The ancient biblical site

Above the plain rising 60 meters of a rounded hill which is small are on the top of the Cana the ancient ruins. Which are the Byzantine and early Arabic on the eastern slope can be seen they, top slope around, and mostly Roman and Greek on the peak. Related souvenirs and wedding wine sells in Kafr Kanna the local shops.

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