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Mary was still alive at the time of Jesus' crucifixion as she was present at the execution. In those days life expectancy was only 40-50 years of age. We are told that Jesus was around 33 when he was crucified, so it is likely that Mary could not have been much older than 45 - 50. Therefore, she must have been no older than 13 - 16 when she had Jesus. This seems very young by today's culture, but in those days teenage marriages were common. As soon as girls started menstruation (say, at around 12 - 13) they were deemed biologically able to bear children and therefore of marriageable age. Joseph had to be at least 30 years because back then you were an apprentice carpenter until you were thirty and he was a full carpenter. This means that there was about a 20 year difference between Joseph and Mary.
Science has recently placed that the conception of Jesus to a more accurate date. And this date would have made Mary about 12 years old when she conceived. Meaning she was 12-13 when she gave birth. Almost all girls were already married off by the age of 16. And most were starting to get married as soon as the first menstruation appeared and even before that. Especially in a culture of pre-arranged marriages. To keep with Judaic Law Mary didn't conceive until it was already known that she had her first menstruation.
The authorized Bible does not say.
Like so many questions on ages and appearance of biblical figures the answers are open to conjecture. Given the culture of the time, young women were married off in their later teens.
Scripture doesn't give us an answer to this, so ultimately it's really not that important I guess. But, for the culture of the day, it wasn't uncommon for a girl to be married at age 14-15. And, since she was engaged to Joseph already, it's safe to say she was around that age. So it's probably safe to bet that she was a teenager.
There is no scriptural reference to Mary's age at the time of Jesus' birth. Scholars have varied viewpoints, ranging from 12 - 18 years of age.
In that time and area girls often married around the age of 14-15. In the biblical story Mary was not yet married to Joseph.
Girls were typically betrothed when they had their first menstrual period, between the age of 12 and 14. Mary was probably about this age when she married Joseph so would have been between 14 and 16 years old when she gave birth to Jesus.
She was probably 12. Because Jewish tradition calls for when a woman is 12 it is time to find a worthy Jewish man for her.
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Mary
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Mary and Joseph.
Christ was born to?
Mary, a virgin who was married to Joseph.
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OF COURSE NOT he was born to Mary and Joseph who are Jew
Are there any eye witnesses to the birth of Christ?
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Who made Mary and who made christ if they Jesus?
My friend, let me try and answer your question as far as my understanding goes. All people are born on this earth by the natural process of conception. Mary was born because of the natural action of her parents. Now we come to the not so clear conception of Christ. All that the scripures tell us is that she was overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. This does not mean however that the Holy Spirit was the father of Christ. We can only guess that God placed into Mary the seed which grew within her, and later Christ was born. As far as my understanding goes Mary was still a virgin when Christ was born, and that God had no physical contact with her. There are some things which are best left alone. Let us be gateful that Christ was born of Mary. Please remember that Mary's conception is but an opinion.
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Howwas Mary if Jesus was born?
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What Christmas song has the initials mbc?
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