In Christianity, the transformation of water into wine at the Marriage at Cana or Wedding at Cana is the first miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John.
In the biblical account, Jesus and his disciples are invited to a wedding and when the wine runs out Jesus turns water into wine by performing a miracle.
Traditionally, the exact location of Cana has been subject to debate among biblical scholars and archeologists and several villages in Galilee are candidates. The historicity of the narration is rejected by a number of historical-critical scholars..
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