Kana is the named place in Galilee where a wedding and Jesus’ signs are located, and from which Nathanael is identified.

The attested use is a place name: it identifies the Galilean setting of a wedding and Jesus’ actions, including his return there, and identifies Nathanael as being from that place.

1. Named location in Galilee · dominant

   The dative form locates a wedding and the first sign in John 2:1 and John 2:11; in John 4:46 the accusative follows his coming again there. The genitive in John 21:2 identifies Nathanael as being from this location; in John 21:2 the APB renders the phrase “Nathanael from Cana of Galilee.”

   John 2:1John 2:11John 4:46John 21:2

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the name as “Cana of Galilee,” both for a location and for Nathanael’s origin. The case-related contribution is inferred from the supplied morphology and clauses.