Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net>]

I think on this occaision Rashi can be ignored, Mmm?.  And as for  
being a childless widow, Mmm....can one be childless above 14 years  
old do you think?  And a 14 year old wondering the desert by herself?


Chris Watts
Ireland


On 22 Jul 2013, at 13:53, Isaac Fried wrote:

Bear in mind that many of the biblical heroines, Rebekah, Rachel,  
Lea, Ruth, Esther, were just little girls (if I correctly remembers  
Rashi says Rebekah was 3 years old when she married Isaac, then she  
was "childless"). The fact that Ruth was still a childless widow at  
the time, means she was about 14 years old. How old was Naomi? I  
would say about 30.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jul 22, 2013, at 8:19 AM, Chris Watts wrote:

> I am too old