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To: M Kehoe

RE: How old was the Virgin Mary when she was be-throed to Joseph?

The Bible does not say, so we can only speculate.

In Isiah 7:14, it says : Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin [Hebrew: ALMAH] shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel

The Hebrew word ALMAH refers to a young girl that reaches puberty but still under the care of her parents. Mary being an Almah may have been espoused to Joseph as a teen.


249 posted on 01/01/2014 10:46:07 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Betrothed. I hope she wasn’t bethroed, lol.


250 posted on 01/01/2014 10:47:29 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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