According to the Gospel of John, Jesus attended a wedding at Cana, but the wine ran out as the ceremony drew to a close. Jesus asked the servants to fill the jar with water, then he miraculously turned the water into wine.
The Cana location is believed to be on a hillside more than 10 kilometers north of Kafr Kanna (Image: Pen News)
During the excavation, researchers discovered a network of tunnels, where Christians used to conduct religious ceremonies. They also found crosses and information regarding Kyrie Iesou, the Greek phrase meaning Jesus.
Inside the network of tunnels there is an altar and a shelf containing the remains of the stone vases as well as space for five other vases. These six stone vessels resemble the wine jars described in the biblical miracle.
Tom McCollough, who directed the excavation, said that there are now three other sites with credible evidence that it is the Biblical site of Cana. But nowhere is there such a concentration of compelling evidence as in Khirbet Qana.
The traces inside the cave have strange geysers similar to those described in the Bible (Image: Pen News)
“We discovered a large tunnel complex that was once used by Christian pilgrims in the late 5th or early 6th centuries. They came to honor Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine.” , McCollough said. “This complex continued to be used by pilgrims during the Crusades in the 12th century.”
Documents from the pilgrims that we have obtained from this period describe what they did and saw when they arrived at Cana. Everything fits very well with the archaeological evidence found in the tunnel complex at Khirbet Qana.
Thu Thuy – Vnexpress