What age were Leah and Rachel when they got married
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Do we know what age Leah and Rachel were when yakove married them?
If yes what is it? Source please.
Are there any midrashim on the subject?
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Do we know what age Leah and Rachel were when yakove married them?
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Are there any midrashim on the subject?
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No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
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Do we know what age Leah and Rachel were when yakove married them?
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Are there any midrashim on the subject?
midrash wedding age imahot-matriarch-mothers rachel-imenu
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Do we know what age Leah and Rachel were when yakove married them?
If yes what is it? Source please.
Are there any midrashim on the subject?
midrash wedding age imahot-matriarch-mothers rachel-imenu
midrash wedding age imahot-matriarch-mothers rachel-imenu
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No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
– mevaqesh
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No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
– mevaqesh
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Related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/22576/5120
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:27
No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 2:52
No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
– mevaqesh
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Related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/22576/5120
– hazoriz
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The Seder Olam Rabba (ed. Leiner) states (ch. 2) that they were twins and were both 22 when they got married:
נמצאו רחל ולאה נשאו בנות כ"ב כ"ב, שהיו תאומות
Thus, Rachel and Leah were both married at age 22, for they were twins.
According to Rav Chaim Kanievsky's sefer Lamechsa Atik, which gives names and dates and other unspecified details for the Chumash, the Vilna Gaon's version of Seder Olam Rabbah has it that they were both 21.
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Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
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– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
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@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
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Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
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@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
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Seder Olam Rabbah 2 calculates that they were twins and married Yaakov at 22.
I don’t follow the math, myself. It seems to just throw out there that Rachel was 36 when she died; since Yaakov married her after 7 years working for Lavan, and he left Charan after another 7 years after they got married, plus 6 years after all but Binyamin were born, and Rachel died at the end of the two-year journey back to Yitzchak, they were married for 15 years (I guess she wasn’t exactly 36 when she died).
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The Seder Olam Rabba (ed. Leiner) states (ch. 2) that they were twins and were both 22 when they got married:
נמצאו רחל ולאה נשאו בנות כ"ב כ"ב, שהיו תאומות
Thus, Rachel and Leah were both married at age 22, for they were twins.
According to Rav Chaim Kanievsky's sefer Lamechsa Atik, which gives names and dates and other unspecified details for the Chumash, the Vilna Gaon's version of Seder Olam Rabbah has it that they were both 21.
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Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
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@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
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@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
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The Seder Olam Rabba (ed. Leiner) states (ch. 2) that they were twins and were both 22 when they got married:
נמצאו רחל ולאה נשאו בנות כ"ב כ"ב, שהיו תאומות
Thus, Rachel and Leah were both married at age 22, for they were twins.
According to Rav Chaim Kanievsky's sefer Lamechsa Atik, which gives names and dates and other unspecified details for the Chumash, the Vilna Gaon's version of Seder Olam Rabbah has it that they were both 21.
edited Nov 18 at 4:15
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Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
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@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
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@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
The Seder Olam Rabba (ed. Leiner) states (ch. 2) that they were twins and were both 22 when they got married:
נמצאו רחל ולאה נשאו בנות כ"ב כ"ב, שהיו תאומות
Thus, Rachel and Leah were both married at age 22, for they were twins.
According to Rav Chaim Kanievsky's sefer Lamechsa Atik, which gives names and dates and other unspecified details for the Chumash, the Vilna Gaon's version of Seder Olam Rabbah has it that they were both 21.
edited Nov 18 at 4:15
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The Seder Olam Rabba (ed. Leiner) states (ch. 2) that they were twins and were both 22 when they got married:
נמצאו רחל ולאה נשאו בנות כ"ב כ"ב, שהיו תאומות
Thus, Rachel and Leah were both married at age 22, for they were twins.
According to Rav Chaim Kanievsky's sefer Lamechsa Atik, which gives names and dates and other unspecified details for the Chumash, the Vilna Gaon's version of Seder Olam Rabbah has it that they were both 21.
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Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
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@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
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@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
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show 4 more comments
Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
1
@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
3
@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
Note that although this is stated in the Midrash, that doesn't mean we know it to be true.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 3:02
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
+1 Thank you (How old was Yakov?)
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 3:19
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@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
@hazoriz He was 63 when he got the Brachos, spent 14 years at Shem V'ever, and married them seven years after arriving in Charan, which makes him 84.
– DonielF
Apr 14 '17 at 3:45
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
For More opinions see hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=46817&st=&pgnum=68
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:26
3
3
@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
@mevaqesh - Although what you have stated concerning midrashim is correct, they do give us an age-old tradition from various Talmudic Sages. That no one can deny.
– ezra
Apr 14 '17 at 5:48
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Seder Olam Rabbah 2 calculates that they were twins and married Yaakov at 22.
I don’t follow the math, myself. It seems to just throw out there that Rachel was 36 when she died; since Yaakov married her after 7 years working for Lavan, and he left Charan after another 7 years after they got married, plus 6 years after all but Binyamin were born, and Rachel died at the end of the two-year journey back to Yitzchak, they were married for 15 years (I guess she wasn’t exactly 36 when she died).
answered Nov 16 at 14:29
DonielF
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@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
Nov 18 at 22:40
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Seder Olam Rabbah 2 calculates that they were twins and married Yaakov at 22.
I don’t follow the math, myself. It seems to just throw out there that Rachel was 36 when she died; since Yaakov married her after 7 years working for Lavan, and he left Charan after another 7 years after they got married, plus 6 years after all but Binyamin were born, and Rachel died at the end of the two-year journey back to Yitzchak, they were married for 15 years (I guess she wasn’t exactly 36 when she died).
answered Nov 16 at 14:29
DonielF
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@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
Nov 18 at 22:40
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up vote
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Seder Olam Rabbah 2 calculates that they were twins and married Yaakov at 22.
I don’t follow the math, myself. It seems to just throw out there that Rachel was 36 when she died; since Yaakov married her after 7 years working for Lavan, and he left Charan after another 7 years after they got married, plus 6 years after all but Binyamin were born, and Rachel died at the end of the two-year journey back to Yitzchak, they were married for 15 years (I guess she wasn’t exactly 36 when she died).
answered Nov 16 at 14:29
DonielF
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Seder Olam Rabbah 2 calculates that they were twins and married Yaakov at 22.
I don’t follow the math, myself. It seems to just throw out there that Rachel was 36 when she died; since Yaakov married her after 7 years working for Lavan, and he left Charan after another 7 years after they got married, plus 6 years after all but Binyamin were born, and Rachel died at the end of the two-year journey back to Yitzchak, they were married for 15 years (I guess she wasn’t exactly 36 when she died).
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@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
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@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
Nov 18 at 22:40
@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
Nov 18 at 22:40
@whichever mod transferred my answer: out of curiosity why was this merged rather than the question marked as a dupe?
– DonielF
Nov 18 at 22:40
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No we do not know. The Torah doesn't tell us. That doesn't stop Midrashim from speculating.
– mevaqesh
Apr 14 '17 at 2:52
Related judaism.stackexchange.com/q/22576/5120
– hazoriz
Apr 14 '17 at 4:27