("God has given")
A man of Cana mentioned in the Gospel of John. It is not clear whether or not he was a disciple of Jesus. In Galilee "Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, 'Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile' '' (John 1:47). At first Nathanael did not believe in Jesus, doubting that anything good could come out of Nazareth; but after he met Jesus, Nathanael confessed that he was "the son of God" and "the king of Israel" (John 1:48-49). Jesus assured him that he would see the heaven open, and angels ascending and descending upon the Son of man (John 1:51).
Nathanael was among those to whom Jesus appeared at the Sea of Galilee after his resurrection (John 21:2).
Some scholars identify nathanael with Bartholomew, supposing that the latter name was a patronymic and that Nathanael was his personal name.
Concordance
John 1:45-49; 21:2
