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Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South

From: Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>
To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 05:51:37 +0200

Well, according to rabbinic calculations, Rebecca was 3 at the time of her
marriage to Isaac. Now if you insist on taking that literally, it is indeed
strange, to say the least.

Yigal Levin

-----Original Message-----

> I estimate that RAXEL was about 5 years old (proof: she was still single)
> when YAAQOB first set eyes on her.

I find that thought quite extraordinary - I realize that that in ancient
times
people matured at an earler age than they do now, but I find the thought
that
Jacob would be enraptured by a 5-year old, ... disconcerting to say the
least.
And even then, would a 5-year old be entrusted with the task of taking care
of
a flock of sheep on her own?

--
Will Parsons
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