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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- In the New Testament, a village near Nazareth in northern Palestine where Jesus performed his first miracle, changing water into wine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A measure of length used throughout Spain, and varying from 1.7 yards at Barcelona to 2.3 in Aragon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun biblical The
site whereJesus miraculously turned water into wine.
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Examples
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Christ performed the miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana in Galilee.
Liturgy 2009
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Punta Cana is one of my favourite places in the world, and the Domincan Republic in general has been a really special place to both me and my wife: we ourselves honeymooned there.
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Christ performed the miracle of changing water into wine at the wedding feast in Cana in Galilee.
Scripture 2009
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A fine post on the marriage feast in Cana over on beppeblog.
2004 October 2004
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"The Marriage at Cana" is seen from the point of view of the intoxicated wine-drinker.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1997 - Presentation Speech 1998
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It is very disputable which should be the first letter of the word Cana, whether Caph or Koph, for we find both.
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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We have here the story of Christ's miraculous conversion of water into wine at a marriage in Cana of Galilee.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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For those that don’t know (and that’s probably many considering the whopping two paragraphs on Wikipedia), Pre-Cana is a number of courses that allow a couple to get married in the Catholic church.
Pre-Cana Marriage Classes and the Awkward Questions pabba 2010
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