Prophet

Anna

The Prophetess in the Temple · Second Temple / NT · c. 90 BC - 5 CE

The Prophetess Anna in the Temple, Rembrandt

Summary

Anna the prophetess was an 84-year-old widow who worshipped night and day in the temple with fasting and prayer. She recognized the infant Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought him for dedication and spoke of him "to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem" (Luke 2:36-38).

Among the passages here, Anna is first named in Luke 2:36: “There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe…”
The record places Anna in Second Temple / NT.
5 verses name Anna, in 3 books.

In Scripture

Verses: 5
Books: 3

Anna

Role: The Prophetess in the Temple
Era: Second Temple / NT
Dates: c. 90 BC - 5 CE
Tribe: Asher

Anna in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Anna. The two marks are drawn from the chapters this page's own references stand in.

First named in these passagesLuke 2:36There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

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