Headed on My Own to Nain, Searching for the Lord (Luke 7:11-17)

It is early Sunday morning here at the Sea of Galilee. I am about to walk to the Tiberias Central Bus Station and catch a bus to Nain (Hebrew), which is now a completely Arab village called Nein (Arabic), population of around 1,600-2,000. This is the location of a very interesting miracle of Yeshua (Jesus), recorded only in Luke (7:11-17). When Edward Robinson (the father of modern Biblical Geography) came to the Holy Land during the first half of the 19th century, identifying Biblical sites through his intimate knowledge of the Biblical languages and Arabic, he came to the village that is now called Nein in Arabic and identified it as being the location of Nain of the New Testament. He described it as a tiny village, having at that time a small, Muslim mosque called The Place of Our Master Jesus. The following is the account of Yeshua's miracle in this place:¹¹ Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, ^[g]accompanied by a large crowd.¹² Now as He approached the gate of the city, ^[h]a dead man was being carried out, the ^[i]only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. ¹³ Whenthe Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her,“^[j]Do not weep.” ¹⁴ And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” ¹⁵ The ^[k]dead man sat up and began to speak. AndJesus gave him back to his mother. ¹⁶  Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has ^[l]visited His people!” ¹⁷  This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district.