When Mary brought her firstborn son to Jerusalem in order to present him to Jehovah as the Mosaic Law required, the prophetess Anna “began giving thanks to God and speaking about the child to all who were waiting for Jerusalem’s deliverance. ”
Sesuai dengan ketetapan Hukum Musa, Maria belakangan membawa putra sulungnya ke bait di Yerusalem. Ketika melihat bayi itu, seorang nabiah bernama Hana ” mengucapkan syukur kepada Allah dan berbicara tentang anak itu kepada semua orang yang menantikan pembebasan Yerusalem ”.