we found ourselves in sheol, dark and distant place.y no longer had the opportunity to become part of the kingdom of the mission; all hope was placed on the offspring of only those whose children, even before the coming of the messiah, would gain eternal life for their descendants in this way. according to old testament ideas , the most important purpose of marriage was procreation. therefore , the absence of offspring was perceived as god’s punishment, depriving a person of hope for eternal life. church tradition tells that at the same time, the righteous anna, jokim’s wife , also received the reproach of childlessness from her maids and cried bitterly. but at the same time she remembered isaac, born of sarah , who was advancing in age and asked the lord to bless her sorcerer. at this time , an angel of god appeared and said that she would give birth to a child; the akim was also informed of the gift of a child, and he returned to his home. after 9 months. they had a daughter , who was named maria. please note that the righteous parent