1. Luke 2:36 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Is there any significance to the fact that Anna comes from the tribe of Asher?

Luke 2:36 (ESV)

36 And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,

Coming from the tribe of Asher, it is confirmed that Anna is a Jew.1