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The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah Vol 1 - Predestination

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was <strong>the</strong> very ' day after' <strong>the</strong> healing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Centurion's servant, or ' shortly afterwards,' * that<br />

<strong>Jesus</strong> left Capernaum for Nain. Probably it was <strong>the</strong><br />

morrow <strong>of</strong> that miracle, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> fact that * much<br />

people,' or ra<strong>the</strong>r *a great multitude,' followed<br />

Him, seems confirmatory <strong>of</strong> it. <strong>The</strong> way was long<br />

—as we reckon, more than twenty-five miles ; but,<br />

even if it was all taken on foot, <strong>the</strong>re could be Ho<br />

difficulty in reaching Nain ere <strong>the</strong> evening, when<br />

so <strong>of</strong>ten funerals took place. Various<br />

> ThiB depends on whe<strong>the</strong>r we adopt <strong>the</strong> reading<br />

iy rp or 4r r« i^fjs.<br />

roads lead to, <strong>and</strong> from Nain; ^ that which<br />

Bti«tchei9 to <strong>the</strong> Lake <strong>of</strong> dHAI^. Ghdilee <strong>and</strong> up to<br />

Capemaiim is qoitd distinctly marked. It is<br />

difficult to underst<strong>and</strong>, how most <strong>of</strong> those who<br />

have visited <strong>the</strong> spot could imagine <strong>the</strong> i^lace,<br />

wh^re Christ met <strong>the</strong> funeral procession^ to hav^<br />

been <strong>the</strong> rock-hewn tombs to <strong>the</strong> v^est <strong>of</strong> Nain <strong>and</strong><br />

towards Naza^ reth.* For, from Capernaum <strong>the</strong><br />

Lord would not have come that way, biit approach

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