Comments on: How old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus? https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/ Moral answers to everyday concerns, curiosities, and uncertainties. Gramps considers all questions on all topics from all sources. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ishmael Abraham https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-35641 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:06:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-35641 I am an orthodox Muslim electrical engineer and I looked it up while reciting Quran 66:12 a verse about chastity of Mary peace be upon her.

]]> By: mandy https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-35306 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:53:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-35306 And since Mary was choosen by god or a god; he would’ve told her and her parents don’t betetrothal until age 14 ( since that Gabriel visit her during the six month; it would be 14.5), so by the time she gave birth she would be 15 (5th stage of puberty or the “adult stages age range for girls is 13-18, average about 16).Matter of fact he might of cause the betrothal to last about 2 years, so that would made her 16. If the heavenly father is suppose to better then the earthly father and that the Father was suppose to be good? Wouldn’t he done all thoes things? The heveanly father should ought known girls aren’t ready to handle birth until 15/16 years of age. And jewish custom is NO excuse, because he could’ve(which I believe he did 1 or both) done thoes things above.

]]> By: mandy https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-35305 Sun, 25 Sep 2016 23:33:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-35305 Eh, as long Mary was finish with puberty and was around the age of 14-71/18, then why not. People life expecty was very short.

]]> By: A Lee https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-34066 Sat, 02 May 2015 14:51:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-34066 My great great grandmother was married at 13 and unlike Helen actually had a baby with her 18 year old husband. My own grandmother was married at 15 but didn’t have a baby until 20. I would never allow my daughter to be married so young but it shows you that young marriages were not so strange even 60 years ago.

]]> By: creative_dude https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-34021 Sun, 05 Apr 2015 06:52:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-34021 In reply to Concerned.

Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
by Alfred Edersheim

]]> By: Concerned https://askgramps.org/how-old-was-mary-when-she-gave-birth-to-jesus/#comment-34016 Thu, 02 Apr 2015 23:55:00 +0000 http://en.elds.org/askgramps-org/?p=32019#comment-34016 You mention “Edersheim” and quote some book he wrote, but don’t actually give me a very good source to go look up.

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