36 There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years,[a] having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,[b]
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and was a widow for 84 years.[c] She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fastings and prayers.
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At that very moment,[d] she came up and began to thank God and to speak about Him to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.[e][f]