I just read the answer that you gave to a question asked about the locality of Cana in the Middle East. I visited Cana in South Lebanon, I witnessed the Grotto where there was a sculpture of the disciples of Christ, in a very old rock, and where the first Christians would hide, with the sign of Fish drawn inside the walls of the Grotto. I have also been told that the first miracle performed by Jesus was in the same area. Now I am confused.... if this wasn't the place, then what represent the ruins that I witnessed?
Dr. dig responds:
Cana of Galilee is located in Israel. Today, Cana of Galilee is called Kfar-Cana. At the time when the Jews were conquering the Promised Land, Cana was one of the villages that belonged to the Territory inhabited by the Canaanites. When the Jews divided their new land by lot, it became the portion which fell to the sons of Zebulon. Scholars have identified it as Et-Kazim which is mentioned in the book of Joshua (19:13).
The village became famous for the miracle that Jesus performed there by changing water into wine at the marriage feast. This is narrated by St. John in his Gospel (John 2:11).
To the place name 'Cana' the Gospel adds 'of Galilee', to distinguish it from another place with the same name. That one is part of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:28). It is located about 12 kilometers south of Tyre. Another place called Khirbet Qana lies a few kilometers north of Kfar Cana, and has been considered sometimes by pilgrims the biblical Cana. In consequence of that, you may find guides and scholars contending that this second place is the biblical Cana.
Perhaps this is the Cana your guide took you too, and not the Cana of Galilee, at Kfar-Cana.