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
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> 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?