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Nain - location profile

Location and Setting

• The small town of Nain is located on the northern slope of the Hill of Moreh, facing the northern arm of the Plain of Jezreel.
• From Nazareth, Nain was plainly visible some nine miles below to the southeast.

Historical and Biblical Significance

• Soon after healing the centurion’s servant in Capernaum, Jesus and His disciples traveled the twenty miles to Nain. There they met a funeral procession as it headed for the little cemetery on the hill. The only son of a widow had died. Having compassion on her, Jesus raised her son from the dead (Luke 7:11-17).
• Nain was located only a short distance from Shunem, a few miles around the western end of the Hill of Moreh. There, Elisha had raised the son of a woman who had given him hospitality (2 Kgs 4:8-37). The mourners at Nain may have made a connection between these two similar miracles. Luke records, "Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, ‘A great prophet has arisen among us!’ and ‘God has visited His people!’" (Luke 7:16)

Bibliography

1. Payne, D.F. "Nain" The New Bible Dictionary. 2^nd ed. Ed. J.D. Douglas. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1982.
2. Van Elderen, B. "Nain" The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. Ed. Merrill C. Tenney. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1976.