How old was Mary when Jesus was born and how old was Joseph?
John of AllFaith’s reply Hi Cheryl, The Bible nowhere tells us their ages. Matthew 1:23 sheds some light: “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” “Virgin” here is “Parthenos” which literally means: 1. a marriageable maiden and 2. a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man If we accept that this verse is referencing Isa. 7:14, then we can get a slightly better idea. Isa. 7:14: Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Here, virgin is the Hebrew word “almah” Strong’s tells us this: virgin, young woman of marriageable age maid or newly married KJV Word Count (almah #5959) virgin 4 maid 2 damsels 1 This word “almah” would imply, in my opinion, that she would have been around 13-15 and a virgin (an almah who was not a virgin would not be “chaste” and hence arguably not an almah at
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