Miriam, mother of Y’shua who was probably a teenager when Gabriel came to her at night.
Luke 1:26. And in the sixth month of her pregnancy the angel Gabriel was sent down from God to a city of Galilee by the name of Nazareth, 27. to a virgin betrothed to a man by the name of Joseph out of the house of David, and the name of the virgin was Miriam. 28. And when he came to her he said, “Hail, highly favored one, the Lord is with you.” 29. But she was confused over the message and was wondering what sort of greeting this might be. 30. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Miriam, for you have found favor with God. 31. And behold you will conceive in your womb and you will bear a Son and will call His name Y’shua. 32. This One will be great and He will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of David His father, 33. and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will not end.” 34. And Miriam said to the angel, “How will this be, since I have not had intimacy with a husband?” 35. Then the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you and power of the Most High will cover you: for this reason then the Holy One Who is birthed will be called the Son of God. 36. And behold your kin Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age and this is her sixth month from her being called barren: 37. because with God nothing is impossible.” 38. And Miriam said, “Behold the servant of the Lord: may it be according to your word.” Then the angel left from her.
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