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Nain in the Bible.

Nain is a town in the Bible, about 95 km (59 miles) north of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Luke 7:11.

What happened at Nain.

(from Heb. nain, “green pastures,” “lovely”), the name of a town near the gate of which Jesus raised to life a widow’s son (Luke 7:11-17). It is identified with the village called Nein, standing on the north-western slope of Jebel ed-Duhy (=the “hill Moreh” = “Little hermon”), about 4 miles from Tabor and 25 southwest of Capernaum. At the foot of the slope on which it stands is the great plain of Esdraelon.

This was the first miracle of raising the dead our Lord had wrought, and it excited great awe and astonishment among the people.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Near Nain.

The verse that names Nain.

Luke 1

  • Luke 7:11And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

Questions about Nain.

Where is Nain in the Bible?

Nain is a town about 95 km (59 miles) north of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Nain named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Nain in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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