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Nain

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Nain (nā`ĭn), village of Galilee, ancient Palestine, SE of Nazareth. It is the modern Nein, Israel. The Gospel of St. Luke reports that here Jesus raised a widow's son from the dead.


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Nain, famous for the raising of the widow's son, and Endor, as famous for the performances of her witch are in view.
and in the east room, which was her greatest triumph, she said caressingly, 'My nain bonny room
It does not pay to "fly" minerals and oil a mile farther than is necessary; but the risks of transhipping to submersibles in the ice pack off Nain or Hebron are so great that these heavy freighters fly down to Halifax direct, and scent the air as they go.
 
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