. ▁When ▁Jesus ▁saw ▁the ▁dead ▁son ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁and ▁the ▁m our ning ▁wid ow , ▁he ▁felt ▁comp ass ion ▁for ▁her . ▁He ▁walked ▁towards ▁the ▁b ier ▁or ▁st ret cher , ▁touched ▁it , ▁stopped ▁the ▁fun eral ▁process ion ▁and ▁told ▁the ▁man : ▁" You ng ▁man , ▁I ▁say ▁to ▁you , ▁arise !" ▁The ▁man ▁came ▁alive , ▁sat ▁up , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁speak . ▁The ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁standing ▁around ▁were ▁all ▁ ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁event , ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁that ▁' a ▁great ▁proph et ' ▁had ▁ar isen ▁among ▁them , ▁and ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁it ▁spread ▁widely ▁across ▁J ude a ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁region . ▁N ain ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁canonical ▁g osp els . ▁ ▁History ▁Rock - s unk ▁tomb s ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁here , ▁probably ▁of ▁Christian ▁origin . ▁ ▁Ne in ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁E use b ius ▁( c . ▁ 2 6 3 – 3 3 9 ) ▁and ▁Jer ome ▁( c . ▁ 3 4 7 – 4 2 0 ) ▁as ▁being ▁situated ▁near ▁End or ▁( Ind ur ). ▁Its ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁bib lic al ▁site ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Cr us aders , ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁church ▁there ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁mi racle , ▁a ▁church ▁re built ▁by ▁the ▁Francis c ans . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 0 1