Stop 51 · The Gospels: Galilee

Cana

The first sign

Sea of GalileeDead SeaDead SeaGalilee1717. Hazor1818. Golan and Gamla1919. Mount Tabor2020. Ein Harod2828. Endor and Gilboa3030. Beit She'an3535. Carmel and the Kishon3636. Jezreel4141. Megiddo4545. Nazareth5353. Capernaum5555. The Mount of Beatitudes5656. Nain and Shunem5757. Chorazin and Bethsaida5858. Magdala5959. The Sea of Galilee6060. Kursi6161. Tabgha7979. Caesarea Maritima8080. Acco and Tyre8383. Megiddo, again5151. CanaCana
From 30,000 feet

A wedding runs out of wine and the mother of Jesus tells the servants, do whatever he tells you. Six stone jars. The best is kept for last.

Stop 51 of 84. 108 km from Jerusalem. Next stop, Sychar and Jacob's well, is 60 km away.

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John 2:1-11

1The third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there. 2Jesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage. 3When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no wine.” 4Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come.” 5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.” 6Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews’ way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece. 7Jesus said to them, “Fill the water pots with water.” They filled them up to the brim. 8He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast.” So they took it. 9When the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn’t know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom, 10and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!” 11This beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.

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