Nain
Where Nain sits on the map, and the single verse where it appears, in biblical order and linked to the full chapter.
- Identified with
- Nein
- Coordinates
- 32.6307, 35.3501
- Mentions
- 1 mention
Coordinates and the modern identification come from the open atlas at OpenBible.info. For regions, peoples and large features there is no identification: the marked point only places the area on the map, and stands for neither a particular site nor its boundaries.
Can you visit it today?
Nein is now a small village on the northern slope of the Hill of Moreh. There is a modest Franciscan church of 1880 over Byzantine and Crusader remains; the ancient town is unexcavated. From the doorway you can see the slope the funeral procession would have come down.
- Where it is
- About 10 km south-east of Nazareth, on the northern edge of the Jezreel valley.
What to read there
The passage that gives this site its meaning, to read while you are here.
Luke 7, 11-17Open in the readerPassages where it appears
1 verse, in biblical order.
Luke
- Luke 7:11
And it happened afterwards that he went to a city, which is called Nain. And his disciples, and an abundant crowd, went with him.
Routes that pass through here
Tabor itineraries with a stop at this place.