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==Location== |
==Location== |
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Nein lies a short distance from [[Mount Tabor]].<ref name=Cartap26>Carta, 1999, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=LCdqLoGsHpMC&pg=PA26&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=19#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 26].</ref> A hill known in Arabic as [[Tell]] el-Ajul lay on the path that ran between Nein and nearby [[Indur]], an Arab village destroyed in the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]].<ref name=Veldep142>van de Velde, 1858, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=C863xgIozDUC&pg=PA142&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=11#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 142].</ref> While [[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Edward Robinon]] describes Nein as lying on the northern slope of a hill called, "the little Hermon," it is also described in biblical guidebooks as lying at the foot of the [[Moreh|Hill of Moreh]].<ref name=Robinsonp331>Robinson and Smith, 1856, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=zYwojXLxSQMC&pg=PA331&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=12#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 331].</ref> |
Nein lies a short distance from [[Mount Tabor]].<ref name=Cartap26>Carta, 1999, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=LCdqLoGsHpMC&pg=PA26&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=19#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 26].</ref> A hill known in Arabic as [[Tell]] el-Ajul lay on the path that ran between Nein and nearby [[Indur]], an Arab village destroyed in the [[1948 Arab-Israeli war]].<ref name=Veldep142>van de Velde, 1858, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=C863xgIozDUC&pg=PA142&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=11#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 142].</ref> While [[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Edward Robinon]] describes Nein as lying on the northern slope of a hill called, "the little Hermon," it is also described in biblical guidebooks as lying at the foot of the [[Moreh|Hill of Moreh]].<ref name=Robinsonp331>Robinson and Smith, 1856, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=zYwojXLxSQMC&pg=PA331&dq=nein+tabor&lr=&cd=12#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 331].</ref> |
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==Biblical associations== |
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[[Image:Aufweckung-Jüngling-Nain-15.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The resurrection of the young man of Nain, by [[Lucas Cranach]], in 1569.]] |
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[[Edward Robinson (scholar)]] and [[Eli Smith]], who visited [[Palestine]] in the mid-19th century, identify Nein as, "the Nain of the [[New Testament]]," where, according to the [[Bible]]'s ([[Gospel of Luke]] 7:11-17), [[Jesus]] [[resurrect]]ed a young man.<ref name=Robinsonp226>Robinson and Smith, 1841, [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Vt0uAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA182&dq=nein+tabor&cd=1#v=onepage&q=nein%20tabor&f=false p. 226].</ref> |
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According to Luke, a [[widow]], who was living in [[Galilee]], had lost her sole remaining son, and thus all she had to live for. When [[Jesus]] saw the dead son being carried out and the mourning widow, he felt compassion for her. He walked towards the stretcher, touched it, and told the man: "Young man, I say to you, rise!" The man came alive, sat up, and began to speak. The people who were standing around were all very struck by the event, and the report of it spread widely around the region. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Nein is mentioned in the writing of [[Eusebius]] (c. 263–339) and [[Jerome]] (c. 347 – 420) as being situated near [[Endor]] ([[Indur]]).<ref name=Robinsonp226/> |
Nein is mentioned in the writing of [[Eusebius]] (c. 263–339) and [[Jerome]] (c. 347 – 420) as being situated near [[Endor]] ([[Indur]]).<ref name=Robinsonp226/> Its identity as a biblical site was recognized by the [[Crusades|Crusaders]], who built a church there to commemorate the site of the miracle, a church rebuilt by the Fransciscans.<ref name=Robinsonp226/><ref name=Cartap26/> Nein has been visited by many travellers and pilgrims since. Robinson and Smith also note that it decreased in size over the ages, and is at their time of writing, but a small hamlet, inhabited by only a few families.<ref name=Robinsonp226/> |
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Revision as of 14:44, 3 January 2010
Nein (Arabic: نين, Na'in, lit. Charming, Hebrew: ניין) is an Arab village in Israel that forms part of the Bustan al-Marj Regional Council in the Lower Galilee. Located Template:Km to mi south of Nazareth, Nein covers a land area of approximately 1,000 dunums. Its total land area consisted of 3,737 dunums prior to 1962.[1] According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Nein had a population 1,600 in 2005.[2] The city hall for the Bustan al-Marj Regional Council is located in Nein.[3]
Standort
Nein lies a short distance from Mount Tabor.[4] A hill known in Arabic as Tell el-Ajul lay on the path that ran between Nein and nearby Indur, an Arab village destroyed in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.[5] While Edward Robinon describes Nein as lying on the northern slope of a hill called, "the little Hermon," it is also described in biblical guidebooks as lying at the foot of the Hill of Moreh.[6]
Biblical associations
Edward Robinson (scholar) and Eli Smith, who visited Palestine in the mid-19th century, identify Nein as, "the Nain of the New Testament," where, according to the Bible's (Gospel of Luke 7:11-17), Jesus resurrected a young man.[7]
According to Luke, a widow, who was living in Galilee, had lost her sole remaining son, and thus all she had to live for. When Jesus saw the dead son being carried out and the mourning widow, he felt compassion for her. He walked towards the stretcher, touched it, and told the man: "Young man, I say to you, rise!" The man came alive, sat up, and began to speak. The people who were standing around were all very struck by the event, and the report of it spread widely around the region.
History
Nein is mentioned in the writing of Eusebius (c. 263–339) and Jerome (c. 347 – 420) as being situated near Endor (Indur).[7] Its identity as a biblical site was recognized by the Crusaders, who built a church there to commemorate the site of the miracle, a church rebuilt by the Fransciscans.[7][4] Nein has been visited by many travellers and pilgrims since. Robinson and Smith also note that it decreased in size over the ages, and is at their time of writing, but a small hamlet, inhabited by only a few families.[7]
References
- ^ Welcome To Na'in
- ^ Localities with populations of 1,000 or Above Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, 2005
- ^ Bustan El-Marj (Israel) Dov Gutterman, Flags of the World.
- ^ a b Carta, 1999, p. 26.
- ^ van de Velde, 1858, p. 142.
- ^ Robinson and Smith, 1856, p. 331.
- ^ a b c d Robinson and Smith, 1841, p. 226.
Bibliography
- Carta (1999). The River Jordan: An Illustrated Guide from Bible Days to the Present (Illustrated ed.). Kregel Publications. ISBN 0825423767, 9780825423765.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: a journal of travels in the year 1838, Volume 3. Crocker and Brewster.
- Robinson, Edward; Smith, Eli (1856). Biblical researches in Palestine and the adjacent regions: a journal of travels in the years 1838 & 1852 by Edward Robinson, Eli Smith and others, Volume 2 (2nd ed.). J. Murray.
- van de Velde, Carel Willem Meredith (1858). Memoir to accompany the map of the Holy Land. Justus Perthes.