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Kafr Kanna (
Kafr Kana;,
Kefar Kanna) is an
Arab town in the
Galilee region of
Israel that's associated with the
New Testament village of
Cana, where
Jesus turned water into wine.
Religious significance
The town is identified by
Christians as the town of
Cana, where
Jesus performed a miracle at the
Marriage at Cana. According to the
Catholic Encyclopedia of
1914, a tradition dating back to the
8th century identifies
Cana with this town.
The town also contains the tomb of the
Jewish sage,
Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel, the
Nasi (prince) of the
Sanhedrin (legislative body of
Ancient Israel), who became president of the
Sanhedrin in
50 CE.
History
The settlement of
Kana was mentioned in the
Amarna Letters, and was known in the times of the
Roman-
Jewish historian
Josephus. As with many Jewish towns in the
Galilee, the town took in Jewish refugees fleeing Roman persecution in
Jerusalem and
Judea. The village flourished in the
16th century, as it lay on the trade route between
Egypt and
Syria.
Demography
Kafr Kanna achieved
local council status in
1968. In
2005, there were 17,600 residents, 83.5% of whom were
Muslim and 16.5%
Christian.
Sports
The local
football (soccer) team, Maccabi Kfar Kana, plays in the
Nationwide League and is a member of the Maccabi sports association.
Notable residents
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