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BH · 11-24-2006, 10:10 PM

Is it true that one of the kings of Judah or Israel got married at an age of around 8?

What is the youngest recorded age of someone when they got married in the Bible?

Anat · 11-25-2006, 03:04 AM

We don't have the ages at the time of marriage of the various biblical kings. Usually we have the age at which they rose to the throne and number of years they reigned. So one can calculate the age of the king at the time his heir was born. There is a complication though, in that there were coregencies, so it isn't always trivial to determine what is meant by age at ascending the throne.

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BH Talk Freethought Staff Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2,285	Age of Biblical kings at marriage Is it true that one of the kings of Judah or Israel got married at an age of around 8? What is the youngest recorded age of someone when they got married in the Bible?

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11-25-2006, 03:04 AM	#2
Anat Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: home Posts: 3,715	We don't have the ages at the time of marriage of the various biblical kings. Usually we have the age at which they rose to the throne and number of years they reigned. So one can calculate the age of the king at the time his heir was born. There is a complication though, in that there were coregencies, so it isn't always trivial to determine what is meant by age at ascending the throne.

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