2007-09-17 20:30:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Where is refernce.. However, this is only in recent two centuries woman getting married late
2007-09-17 20:40:43 · answer #1 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was the easiest way to make sure that your daughter was a virgin on her wedding night and therefore make sure that she did not bring disgrace to your family and death to herself.
The older she is when she gets married, the more likely some man is going to get to her before her husband does.
One more thing; two of my nieces started their periods at the age of nine, and starting at that age is not uncommon for women of certain ethnicities. My mother started her period at the age of 16, so the person above me obviously knows a whole lot less about females than they think they do!
2007-09-17 21:03:18 · answer #2 · answered by Tea 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Jewish Tradition , they are adults at age 12, therefore the age of maturity. Bar Mitzxah for boys and Bat Mitzvah for girls. Jesus was teaching in the Temple at age 12.
2007-09-17 20:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by ShadowCat 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life expectancy was far lower back in those days. People would have children early, because they just couldn't depend on a long lifespan. Children would often be born as soon as the mother was physically capable of bearing them.
2007-09-17 21:09:38 · answer #4 · answered by solarius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen menses at nine.
with a life expectancy in the 30's what would you do?
2007-09-17 20:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to the beliefs of those days, the start of a female's menstrual cycle was a signal of the threshold of adulthood, & their biological clocks weren't allowed to have a snooze button. In response to the 1st answer, my 1st wife's cycle started @ age 9.
2007-09-17 20:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
People on average only lived to their 30's back then, so they got married earlier.
Some folks will give thumbs down for anything, wont they?
2007-09-17 20:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
lies lies and more lies
show your proof a girl got her period at 9
oh yeah you cant
most start menstration at 12 or 13 14 being the latest
more crap to justify prophet mo's pedophillia nice try tho
2007-09-17 20:53:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋