Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ruth 1: 12 too old for a husband
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:30:03 +0100
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.