Bible Fact · New Testament
And there was one Anna, a prophetess... she was of a great age, and…
And there was one Anna, a prophetess... she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple. (Luke 2:36-37)
Luke 2:36 (KJV)
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