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 -----Original Message----- > 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? -- Will Parsons _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
