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Re: [b-hebrew] leviral marriage

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Vadim Cherny <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] leviral marriage
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 12:46:42 +0100

On 16/10/2005 08:40, Vadim Cherny wrote:

...

For Gen24:67, see my answers to Yigal. Though not entirely persuasive, they rise certain doubts. In the age of forty, Isaac must have been married already. ...

Why?

In some modern cultures it is quite normal for men not to marry before the age of 40. Do you have any proof that in the society of the Patriarchs this was so abnormal as to be impossible?

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