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Luke 2:36 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Luke 2:36 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 2 verse 36 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Anna the Prophetess
“And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age , and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;”
Luke 2:36 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 2:36
Anna, a prophetess (Ἄννα προφῆτις, Anna prophētis)—The feminine form prophētis appears only here and Revelation 2:20 in the NT, indicating a woman who spoke God's words. Her Hebrew name Hannah means 'grace,' fitting for one who announced Messiah.The daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher—Luke's genealogical precision establishes authenticity. Asher, one of the northern tribes largely lost after Assyrian exile (722 BC), demonstrates God's preservation of remnant from all twelve tribes, contradicting the 'ten lost tribes' myth. She was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven year...
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Cross-References for Luke 2:36
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“the sister of Aaron”
“Happy am I, for the daughters will call me happy. She named him Asher.”
“And the same man had four daughters”
“and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days”
“a prophetess”
“brothers”
“and Ahikam”
“like a shock of grain comes in its season.”
“of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand”