Bible Person
Meaning: face or vision of God · Female · 1 cross reference
Phanuel is the father of Anna in Luke 2:36. This figure belongs to the family background of one of the New Testament's most striking prophetic witnesses in the temple. First appears in Luke 2:36.1
AI summary: Phanuel matters because this single cross reference supports the identity of Anna, whose long faithfulness is recognized at Jesus' presentation. Even a brief paternal notice helps root that joyful witness in a remembered household and tribe. Taken together, the material presents Phanuel as a familial source in Anna's story.1
Central Figure
Phanuel
Meaning: face or vision of God
Face of God, father of the prophetess Anna (q.v.), Luke 2:36.
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Luke |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.