2007-01-14 13:43:34 · 7 answers · asked by Susie Q. 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I believe he was supposed to be about 70 or 80.
Mary was his second wife.
2007-01-14 13:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by gypsyiiiis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph was believed to be very old. During those times it was not uncommon for a young girl to mary an old man, so that the girl may remain pure for God yet still be taken care of.
This makes more sense as Mary questioned Gabriel after he told her she was going to have a baby. She wanted to know how. If she was going to raise of family with Joseph, she would not have asked that question.
2007-01-14 19:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by freemanbac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph was about 5 years older than Mary.
2007-01-14 13:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by Joyce E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most scholars believe he was 16 and Mary was 15.
2007-01-14 13:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
46, she was 10
2007-01-14 13:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Brooke 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its not mentioned in Bible but he must have been older man but the girls were raped and had sex between 12to14yrs young. Men were honey and kept their mouth shut or stoning was punishment
2014-12-22 11:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by John L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was probably in his teens, because the society and culture back then was very, very harsh towards unmarried people. Sometimes they were killed.
2007-01-14 13:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋