Luke 2:37-39

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^36-37 Anna, a prophetess, was also there in the Temple that day. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the Jewish tribe of Asher, and was very old, for she had been a widow for eighty-four years following seven years of marriage. She never left the Temple but stayed there night and day, worshiping God by praying and often fasting.

³⁸ She came along just as Simeon was talking with Mary and Joseph, and she also began thanking God and telling everyone in Jerusalem who had been awaiting the coming of the Savior^[a] that the Messiah had finally arrived.

³⁹ When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the Law of God, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.