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And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

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She had been a widow for eighty-four years) she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.

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And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

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And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

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And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.