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The presentation in the temple; Simeon and Anna

Brought to the temple according to the Law, the child was taken up in Simeon's arms: my eyes have seen your salvation, a light for revelation to the Gentiles (Luke 2:30-32). Forty days after the birth.

📖 Luke 2:22–24

22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord 23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), 24and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

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Sources: Scripture — Luke 2:22-38
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