What does John 2:12 mean?
Galilee is a region both north and west of the Sea of Galilee, and west of the Jordan River. The climate was cooler and wetter than the surrounding area. This made it a popular travel destination, and full of beautiful plant life. Cana is the hometown of the disciple Nathanael (John 21:2), but historians are unsure of where it was. Most likely, Nazareth was in the same general area, but a bit further from the larger towns, such as Capernaum. Capernaum was a moderately-sized city at the north end of the Sea of Galilee. There was a Jewish synagogue there, probably one Jesus and disciples such as John, Philip, Peter, and Andrew had attended.Verse 12 also mentions Jesus' "brothers," as a separate group from His disciples, meaning these were also children of His mother Mary. Presumably, fishermen such as Jesus' disciples had plenty of friends and associates in this region.