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Luke 2:36
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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;

Note 1 at Lk. 2:36: There are six women in scripture who were called prophetesses: (1) Miriam (Ex. 15:20); (2) Deborah (Jud. 4:4); (3) Huldah (2 Ki. 22:14; 2 Chr. 34:22); (4) Noadiah (Neh. 6:14); (5) Isaiah's wife (Isa. 8:3); and (6) Anna (Lk. 2:36). Philip had four daughters who prophesied (Acts 21:9), which would bring the number of prophetesses to ten. Other women prophesied: (1) Rachel (Gen. 30:24); (2) Hannah (1 Sam. 2:1-10); (3) Elisabeth (Lk. 1:41-45); and (4) Mary, the mother of Jesus (Lk. 1:46-55). One woman called herself a prophetess but was false (Rev. 2:20). Joel prophesied that when the Holy Spirit was poured out "your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28).

Of these ten prophetesses, three were married (Deborah, Huldah, and Isaiah's wife), one was a widow (Anna), four were virgins (Philip's daughters), and two of them, Miriam and Noadiah, did not have their marital status mentioned.