Lux Domini

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.

Nearby biblical places

Nazareth

About 9 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 15 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 22 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 42 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 85 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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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.

Modern orientation

Nein

32.631°N · 35.350°E

Key passages

Appears in

Luke

1 chapter · 1 verse mention