The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

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Title: The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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§ In Cana of Galilee.

Expositors even generally do speak here of a Cana the great, and Cana the less, the greater near Sidon; the less, they agree not where: the one, as Maldonate tells us, called, Cana Sidoniorum, or, Cana of the Sido ians; and the other, Cana of Galilee. I cannot track this distinction further back, than to Hierom in locis Hebraicis: and withall I can∣not see why it should be so currently and generally entertained as it is, unless he had given better grounds for it than I find any. It is true indeed, that the Scripture speaketh of a double Cana, one in the tribe of Asher, Josh. 19. 28. and the other in the tribe of Ephra∣im, Josh. 16. 8. & 17. 9. That in the tribe of Asher is mentioned indeed with great Sidon, not with any inference that it lay so very near it, but that the lines of Ashers coast went up towards Sidon, for of that, and not of Cana's being near Sidon, is that place to be un∣derstood: Now this Cana was certainly in Galilee past denyal [for Asher was in Galilee;] and where to find another Cana in Galilee, I believe it will be impossible to tell: This therefore I cannot but conclude to be the place, and that it is called Cana of Galilee, to distinguish it from the other Cana in the tribe of Ephraim which was Cana of Samaria: And thus supposing this our▪ Cana to be in the tribe of Asher, as the Scripture sheweth it us, those words of Jacob may not unfitly be applyed to this present occurrence there, that now Asher yeeldeth royal dainties indeed, Gen. 49. 20. when Christ turneth water in∣to wine.

Joseph once resided in this Town, as he testifieth himself, In vita sua, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, I was at that time in the town of Ga∣lilee called Cana; and he relateth, that having a sudden occasion to go from thence to Tiberias, he marched all night, and came thither early in the morning.