Where is nain

Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him. Encyclopedia NAIN na'-in Navi : This town is mentioned in Scripture only in connection with the visit of Jesus and the miracle of raising the widow's son from the dead Luke The name persists to this day, and in the form of Nein clings to a small village on the northwestern slope of Jebel ed-Duchy "Hill of Moreh" , the mountain which, since the Middle Ages, has been known as Little Hermon.

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Ecce Homo. Garden Tomb. Kidron Valley. A family resides in the back yard, and keeps the church clean. Their ducks are seen walking in front of the church in the photograph below. The family members have a key to the church, and normally on weekends they sit outside in the yard waiting for visitors.

They will unlock the door and will let you in for one Shekel or two. The interior of the church is simple, with a beautiful painting behind the altar on the east side:. The western side of the church is seen in the following photograph, with another painting of the miracle above the entrance.

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. This text describes the battle of the Midianites against the Israelites, headed by Gideon the judge 12th century BC.

Yet another location of their camp can be Ein Dor , where according to Psalms this is where they were defeated see below. According to the Biblical text, the Midianites were defeated by Gideon at Endor, which is nearby north of Naim. Tracking Nain Nain is identified with certainty on the eastern side of the lower Galilee, as the current Arab village bears a very similar name Nein, or Nin. Touring Nain In the Franciscans built a church in the village in honor of the miracle. Nain and Shunem Nain is only a short distance from Shunem, where a surprisingly similar event is documented in the Old Testament.

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