Luke 7:5-50

Israel : a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

John : a son of Zebedee; younger brother of James; the beloved disciple of Christ,a relative of Annas the high priest,a son of Mary the sister of Barnabas, and surnamed Mark,the father of Simon Peter

Judea : a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Nain : a town in southwest Galilee
(32° 37´, 35° 20´)

Pharisee : a religious group or sect of the Jews

Simon : a son of Jonas and brother of Andrew; an apostle of Jesus Christ,a man who was one of the apostles of Christ and also called 'the Zealot',a brother of Jesus,a man who was a well-know victim of leprosy who had been healed by Jesus (NIV note),a man from Cyrene who was forced to carry the cross of Jesus,a Pharisee man in whose house Jesus' feet were washed with tears and anointed,the father of Judas Iscariot,a man who was a sorcerer in Samaria and who wanted to buy the gifts of the Spirit,a man who was a tanner at Joppa and with whom Peter was staying when Cornelius sent for him