Devout woman who saw infant Jesus presented at the temple in Jerusalem.
Anna name in bible. Latin name from the Hebrew hanna meaning grace. The last of them variously called Hanan Ananus or Ananias was according to Josephus a righteous man with love for liberty and democracy but then to Josephus that was probably the same as being an upright Roman citizen loyal to Caesar and Roman imperialism read for more on Josephus our article on Dalmanutha. That in itself is enough to make her fascinating.
His name may be a play on words since Anna was among the first to recognise the face of God when she saw the infant Jesus. AnnaHannah means grace or favor. She was a devout Asherite Hebrew who regularly practiced prayer and.
She is also called a prophet which is a title given to very few women throughout the Bible. The others are Miriam the sister of Moses Exodus 1520. From these three verses in Luke the following is known of Anna.
In Hebrew origin the meaning of name Anna is. Could also be from the Arabic meaning friendly. Had Anna married at fifteen she would have become a widow at twenty-two after living with a husband seven years from her virginity Luke 236.
LUKE 237 37 And she was a widow of about eighty-four years who did not leave the temple but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. She had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. What Does Anna Mean and History.
Anna is the same with Hannah of the Old Testament and was the Phoenician name used by Virgil for the sister of Dido queen of Carthage. She was a daughter of Phanuel. An-a Anna Westcott-Hort Hanna.