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.

Key passages

Appears in

Luke

1 chapter · 1 verse mention