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What is the greatest age difference between a married couple in Tanach?
Parashat Vayikra + ZachorPurim and Shushan PurimHow old were Avraham and Sarah when they got married?Getting married in age orderWhy is the age of 30 important in the Bible?The “Miracle” of Hagar's giving birthSources for supporting a married coupleDid women get married before age three and have relations?Was Intermarriage Permissible at the time of Tanakh?Division of Parshiyot in Tanach – Same or Seperate Nevuah?The proper age for a boy to start datingWhat age were Leah and Rachel when they got marriedChildren of the Exodus (families, names, ages)
In many instances, we know the ages of personalities in Tanach and when they got married. In some cases, we aren't given enough information within the text and in some of those instances, the Midrashim or later works provide the missing ages. Often, this can be very enlightening for understanding the interactions between characters in Tanach.
For example, there are various Midrashic and later sources which discuss the ages of Avraham and Sarah being either 25 and 15, or 50 and 40.
As another example, We know that Yitzchak was 40 at the time he married Rivka, and that she was either 14 (according to Tosafot on Yevamot 61b) or 3 (Rashi to Gen. 25:20).
What is the largest known age difference between a married couple in Tanach?
marriage tanach age
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In many instances, we know the ages of personalities in Tanach and when they got married. In some cases, we aren't given enough information within the text and in some of those instances, the Midrashim or later works provide the missing ages. Often, this can be very enlightening for understanding the interactions between characters in Tanach.
For example, there are various Midrashic and later sources which discuss the ages of Avraham and Sarah being either 25 and 15, or 50 and 40.
As another example, We know that Yitzchak was 40 at the time he married Rivka, and that she was either 14 (according to Tosafot on Yevamot 61b) or 3 (Rashi to Gen. 25:20).
What is the largest known age difference between a married couple in Tanach?
marriage tanach age
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
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@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
1
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
4
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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In many instances, we know the ages of personalities in Tanach and when they got married. In some cases, we aren't given enough information within the text and in some of those instances, the Midrashim or later works provide the missing ages. Often, this can be very enlightening for understanding the interactions between characters in Tanach.
For example, there are various Midrashic and later sources which discuss the ages of Avraham and Sarah being either 25 and 15, or 50 and 40.
As another example, We know that Yitzchak was 40 at the time he married Rivka, and that she was either 14 (according to Tosafot on Yevamot 61b) or 3 (Rashi to Gen. 25:20).
What is the largest known age difference between a married couple in Tanach?
marriage tanach age
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
2,609920
In many instances, we know the ages of personalities in Tanach and when they got married. In some cases, we aren't given enough information within the text and in some of those instances, the Midrashim or later works provide the missing ages. Often, this can be very enlightening for understanding the interactions between characters in Tanach.
For example, there are various Midrashic and later sources which discuss the ages of Avraham and Sarah being either 25 and 15, or 50 and 40.
As another example, We know that Yitzchak was 40 at the time he married Rivka, and that she was either 14 (according to Tosafot on Yevamot 61b) or 3 (Rashi to Gen. 25:20).
What is the largest known age difference between a married couple in Tanach?
marriage tanach age
marriage tanach age
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
2,609920
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
2,609920
edited 20 hours ago
Chaim
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
2,609920
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
2,609920
asked 20 hours ago
ChaimChaim
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@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
1
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
4
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
1
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
4
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago
2
2
@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
2
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
1
1
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
2
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
4
4
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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Based on certain midrashim and assuming they're compatible, Naamah was Noach's wife and was born, at the latest, in 129. Noach was born in 1056. That makes her at least 927 years (+/- rounding errors) older than him.
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
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926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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Based on certain midrashim and assuming they're compatible, Naamah was Noach's wife and was born, at the latest, in 129. Noach was born in 1056. That makes her at least 927 years (+/- rounding errors) older than him.
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
1
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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Based on certain midrashim and assuming they're compatible, Naamah was Noach's wife and was born, at the latest, in 129. Noach was born in 1056. That makes her at least 927 years (+/- rounding errors) older than him.
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
1
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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Based on certain midrashim and assuming they're compatible, Naamah was Noach's wife and was born, at the latest, in 129. Noach was born in 1056. That makes her at least 927 years (+/- rounding errors) older than him.
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
Based on certain midrashim and assuming they're compatible, Naamah was Noach's wife and was born, at the latest, in 129. Noach was born in 1056. That makes her at least 927 years (+/- rounding errors) older than him.
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
edited 15 hours ago
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
answered 19 hours ago
HeshyHeshy
3,577725
3,577725
1
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
|
show 9 more comments
1
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
1
1
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
926.001 at least
– Double AA♦
19 hours ago
1
1
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
Nice find. Maybe I should have specified "post-שנות תוהו" :)
– Chaim
19 hours ago
2
2
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
You should probably quote the whole passage from B"R - this is only דעת יחיד - "אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא בַּר כַּהֲנָא", and "וְרַבָּנָן אָמְרֵי נַעֲמָה אַחֶרֶת הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה הָיוּ קוֹרִין אוֹתָהּ נַעֲמָה, שֶׁהָיְתָה מַנְעֶמֶת בְּתֹף לַעֲבוֹדַת כּוֹכָבִים." The others don't accept it and we usually follow the majority.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
2
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
@AlBerko I qualified the answer with "Assuming all the relevant midrashim are compatible"
– Heshy
16 hours ago
2
2
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
@AlBerko 1. Even if the Chachamim disagree, Rashi still holds like R’ Abba (Bereishis 4:22 DH Ne’amah). 2. Do the normal rules of psak apply to this kind of situation? 3. He said “assuming that all relevant Midrashim are compatible” - i.e. that R’ Abba’s opinion that it’s the same Ne’amah with the Midrashim relevant to when she was born.
– DonielF
14 hours ago
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@Doniel what about Kayin who married his twin?
– Double AA♦
20 hours ago
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a riddle question.
– רבות מחשבות
19 hours ago
1
@רבותמחשבות This is a legit question as it has lots of applications and נפקא מינות.
– Al Berko
16 hours ago
2
@AlBerko how are those nafka minas to who in tanach had the largest age difference?
– רבות מחשבות
15 hours ago
4
@רבותמחשבות Based on the discussion here, I don’t think this is asked in the spirit of a riddle question that it should be closed. Riddle questions are ones where the OP knows the answer already. How is this different than, say, all the recent questions about “How old was X during the Purim story?”
– DonielF
14 hours ago