Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dave Washburn <davidlwashburn AT gmail.com>]

Agreed. Married at three? I can't even think of a word to describe that.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 6:30 AM, Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net> wrote:

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


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