In the bible, how much older is he than the Virgin Mary?
2007-11-06 10:31:23 · 16 answers · asked by Okay.... 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Going by the traditional Jewish family culture in the 1st Century Mary was most likely 14 years old and Jospeh may have been around 30.
2007-11-06 10:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Its guessed that she was between 12 and 14 years of age
but there are no Scriptures that clearly address the matter. Given the fact that its pure speculation to guess – something we’re cautioned about (1 Timothy 1:4; 2:23) we should adhere to what God said in Deut 29:29...
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.
2007-11-06 10:38:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard, but it may only be tradition and you know how tradition is useless, that he was about 10 years older than Mary.
2007-11-06 10:34:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
He must have been about 80 years old when Jesus was born. Legend has it that He was 111 when he died and that Jesus was present at his death.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-11-06 10:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we dont know really...we can only go by what is percieved as jewish custom of the time...she may have been as young as 14
or 15 and he might have been over 25-30 years old.
2007-11-06 10:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
20 Years, Joseph was a great honest obedient brother in Christ
They had 7 children according to Mark!
2007-11-06 10:37:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
It was common for a maiden the age of nine to be betrothed to a man in his thirties.
2007-11-06 10:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well however old he was, he was pretty naive! His wife was pregnant, yet they had never had sex!!! According to the Old Testament, he could have, and should have stoned her to death!!!..but instead he bought the "i am carrying the messiah in my belly" story...oldest story in the book. Silly Joseph...
2007-11-06 10:42:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
The Bible doesn't say.
2007-11-06 10:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Muhammad(observed) grew to become into no longer a pedophile! Neither grew to become into Jospeh. It grew to become into the custom back in those days for adult males to marry women as youthful as Aisha or maybe youthful. women in Islam are adults as quickly as they get their era with the aid of fact their bodies are in a position to undergo little ones and supply start. If God did no longer intend for women to undergo little ones and supply start as quickly as they grew to alter into little ones then he would not enable them to pass thorugh puberty at 8-11 years previous. no one is familiar with greater effective then God what's great for us. We shouldn't merchandise to what God has made lawful with the aid of fact God sent rules down for us(which includes females being adults as quickly as they get their first era) with the aid of fact it particularly is robust for society and girls getting married youthful as little ones cuts down on fornication and fitnah between the sexes. only 40 years in the past contained in america it grew to become into criminal and lawful for adult males of their 40s and older to marry women as youthful as 11!
2016-12-08 14:10:36 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋