How many liters of water did Jesus turn into wine?
The wedding in Cana, a small town in Galilee, was the place where a Jewish wedding was held. At the time, it was super common to have a lot of wine – this is because wine at the wedding party represents joy. When the wine stopped, the party came to an end. The Bible in the Old Testament portrays that the kings gave parties lasting many weeks in celebration and wine was the symbol of all this joy. King Ahasuerus held a feast and it lasted many weeks according to the book of Esther.
As previously stated in another article, this miracle is more associated with the servants who were at the wedding than the people who went there just to enjoy the party.
Be that as it may, the water being transformed into wine was something miraculous for everyone who was present in that place and, especially, for the servants who were serving at the party. But the question is how many more water Jesus turned into wine on that occasion.
According to research, it was approximately 600 liters of water that Jesus transformed into water. Scholars say that each stone vessel held around 80 to 120 liters of water. In other words, around 720 liters of water were transformed into wine if you consider that each stone jar held 120 liters of water. On the contrary, if it were around 80 liters, each stone jar would hold a little less than 600 liters of water. A miracle even seems like an exaggeration on Jesus’ part if one considers that wine is an alcoholic drink that induces man to debauchery. However, wine was a typical drink of the time, and illustrated the joy of a home or a ceremony. Furthermore, Jewish culture illustrates that drinking too much leads to debauchery, just as Noah did when he planted the vineyard.
How many liters of wine could fit in the jars?
The jars were used by the Jews of the time to purify themselves. According to research carried out, some point out that a stone carving house could hold around 102 liters of water. However, this information is a little uncertain, as other scholars portray other values such as 80 liters, 100 liters and even 120 liters in each jug.
In any case, these pots were carried by two servants due to their heavy weight and the amount of water.
