Others in the Gospels · Women in the Gospels and Acts
Anna
Prophetess in the temple
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Editorial summary
An aged prophetess who gave thanks and spoke of the child in the temple.
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1Presented at the temple
Mary and Joseph brought the child to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. In the temple Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, and the prophetess Anna gave thanks and spoke about him.