The permissible age of marriage in Judaism
The Talmud tells us the following:
A girl who is 3 years and one day old can marry and have intercourse , and even marry her deceased husband's brother!!!
Also:
A boy who is 9 years and one day old can marry his deceased brother's wife.
Source:
"Sanhedrin" page 55 column b
Genesis 25:20
And Isaac was forty years old when he took to himself a wife, Rebekah , the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean, the sister of Laban the Aramean of Paddan-aram.
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How old was Rebekah at that time?
3 years !!!
Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki - known as Rashi - says in his commentary on the above text:
Isaac was 37 years old at the time of Rebekah's birth.
Isaac waited 3 years until Rebekah was ready for sexual intercourse.
And let's not forget the documentation:
Source:
chaba
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