Cana (Palestine) - Kana

Japanese: カナ(パレスティナ) - かな
Cana (Palestine) - Kana

…the first miracle performed by Jesus Christ (John 2:1-11). Jesus, who was invited to a wedding in the town of Cana in Galilee along with the Virgin Mary and his disciples, was informed by the Virgin Mary that the wine for the feast had run out. He then transformed the water poured into six water jars into good quality wine. This miracle, along with the miracle of the loaves and fishes, was interpreted as an allusion to the Last Supper, and was depicted in art from as early as the 4th century. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Cana (Palestine)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イエス・キリストが最初に行った奇跡(《ヨハネによる福音書》2:1~11)。ガリラヤのカナCanaという町の婚礼に聖母マリアや弟子たちとともに招かれたイエスは,宴のブドウ酒が尽きたことを聖母から知らされ,6個の水がめに注いだ水を良質のブドウ酒に変える。この奇跡はパンと魚の奇跡とともに最後の晩餐を示唆するものと解釈され,早く(4世紀ころ)から美術に表現された。…

※「カナ(パレスティナ)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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