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> Reference, please.

. Maimonides did not support child marriages, he merely acknowledged
they were permissible according to the Talmud. I can'f find an
electronic version of his statement, but here's a website that speaks
of it:

http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/211,2485/What-is-the-minimum-age-of-marriage-according-to-Jewish-law.html

"In ancient (and not so ancient) times however, marriage was
often-times celebrated at a rather young age. Although we do not
follow this dictum, technically speaking, a girl may be betrothed the
moment she is born, and married at the age of three.2 A boy may
betroth and marry at the age of thirteen."

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