Does anyone know how old she was?
2006-09-25 06:22:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
She was like 13. Yes, she was married when he was born.
2006-09-25 06:24:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
She was betrothed which was a binding agreement. This is why just up to the last century in America there was such a thing as breach of promise. I don't know if it is still around today or not. Maybe in some countries
Mary and Joseph never had relations. She was the New Arc of the Covenant. People who touched it in the Old Testament died. Joseph knew this. Just because today's world tells people they MUST have sex all the time doesn't mean that is what they though then. People could and did control themselves. After and angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him about Jesus do you think that would be something he would be thinking about doing. "Oh yeah, I can't wait till the Lord is done with her..."" Don't be ridiculous
2006-09-25 13:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
She was pregnant before they got married because Joseph was going to "put her away quietly and not marry her" but I believe they did get married before Christ was born. However Joseph didn't "know" her until after Christ was born. It should be in the first few chapters of Matthew, Mark, & Luke (chapters 1-5 probably). I don't know exactly how old she was but I get the impression that she was a teenager or perhaps just about 20 - the time that most Jewish women would marry during that time period.
2006-09-25 13:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by desmartj 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mary, Jesus' mother, was Joseph's fiance at the time that she found out that she was pregnant. Joseph was going to divorce her quietly when he found out that she had concieved, and not from him. Then an Angel of the Lord spoke to both of them in a dream, and told them not to fear, and that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Joseph must have married her by the timet hat Jesus was born. Mary was probably around 15 years of age,
Hope this helps. You can go to the Bible and look in Luke to find the birth story and such. Good luck and God bless
2006-09-25 13:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by Cyber Spacer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes - they were married. She remained a virgin until she had Jesus and then she continued after that just like a normal wife would and should - and had more children. I have heard people say they thought she was very young - 14 to 15 maybe. I really don't know for sure, the Bible does not say about this.
2006-09-25 13:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by jworks79604 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they were married and Joseph had already come to claim her before the one year waiting period was up.
There are many differing views on how old Mary was when she conceived and gave birth a short six months later. The bible never tells us how old she was, so we speculate as its the best we can do.
2006-09-25 13:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2006-09-25 13:24:23 · answer #7 · answered by Mo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When she had the baby, yes. That is why she rode with him to the census instead of her family. However, they were not married when Joe discovered the pregnancy.
2006-09-25 14:04:33 · answer #8 · answered by lundstroms2004 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but Joseph was not the father (according to Maury Povich!)
2006-09-25 13:25:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jeffrey 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes she was. She was betrothed to him when the angel visited her to tell her she would carry the christ child. I believe by all accounts she was about 14-16.
2006-09-25 13:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by mortgagegirl101 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋