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    Phanuel

    FAN-yoo-el

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Face of God; Vision of God
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Phanuel appears in the King James Bible, including Luke 2:36.
    First appears in
    Luke — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Phanuel — 'face of God' — raised a daughter who spent 84 years seeking that very face in the temple. When the face of God finally appeared in a baby's form, Anna recognized Him instantly.
    King James verses
    • Luke 2:36

      "And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age."

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