Biblical place
Where was Nain?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Nein.
First appears in Luke 7:11 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
(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). Modern identification: Nein.
Nain is represented in the local geography layer as Nein. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Luke 7:11 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Nain today
Travel to Nain, the modern-day Nein.
Nain is commonly identified with Nein, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Nain is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.