Luke 2:36

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Testimony of Anna There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.

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  • Acts 21:9 : 9 (He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.)
  • Gen 30:13 : 13 Leah said,“How happy I am, for women will call me happy!” So she named him Asher.
  • Exod 15:20 : 20 Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a hand-drum in her hand, and all the women went out after her with hand-drums and with dances.
  • Judg 4:4 : 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.
  • 2 Kgs 22:14 : 14 So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shullam son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the supervisor of the wardrobe.(She lived in Jerusalem in the Mishneh district.) They stated their business,
  • Job 5:26 : 26 You will come to your grave in a full age, As stacks of grain are harvested in their season.
  • Ps 92:14 : 14 They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.
  • Acts 2:18 : 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  • 1 Cor 12:1 : 1 Spiritual Gifts With regard to spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.
  • Rev 7:6 : 6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand,

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