Anna the Prophetess
human biblical figure in Luke 2:36-38
b. 1st century BC · d. 1st century
Anna, distinguished as Anna the Prophetess, is a woman mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. According to that Gospel, she was an elderly woman of the Tribe of Asher who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of Jerusalem. She appears in Luke 2:36–38 during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
Related people
- Phanuel child of · traditional
Events
Commemorated
Places
- Palestine birth
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Gospel of Luke 1 claim — Presentation in the Temple