Tag: CHILD BRIDE

13-Year-Old Girls Permitted To Marry By Law In New Hampshire, America (2017)

New Hampshire House voted to kill and “indefinitely postpone” bill that would raise state marriage age from 13 to 18 years. The minimum age to marry in New Hampshire, America is still 13. Last night lawmakers shot down a bill that would increase it to 18 years. Republican Politicians also voted to indefinitely postpone the bill,… Read More ›

5 Facts About Aisha And Muhammed’s Marriage

Kaleef K. Karim Content: 1. Was Aisha’s Marriage Common In History? 2. Khawlah Suggested The Prophet To Marry Aisha 3. Aisha And Dolls 4. Jariyya – Young Lady 5. Aisha Reached Puberty Before Marriage Was Consummated Introduction, Among the claims made in regards to Prophet Muhammed’s marriage to Aisha is that such a marriage was uncommon…. Read More ›

Revisiting Dinah And Shechem’s Marriage

Not long ago we published an article on Genesis 34, where we showed that Dinah was married off to Shechem. The careful examination we took of the verse in Gen. 34, we found that Dinah at the time of her marriage was no older than 7-years-old. Prophet Jacob is seen in the Bible happily giving… Read More ›

What Was Rebecca’s Age When Given Away In Marriage? “Na’ar”

Kaleef K. Karim In previous two piece articles on Isaac and Rebekah, which can be accessed here and here, we established their respective ages when they were married. We showed from the Bible and ancient scholars that Rebecca was between the ages of 3-10, when she was married off to 40-year-old Isaac. In this article… Read More ›

Was Rebekah 3-10 Years Old When Married Off To Isaac?

Kaleef K. Karim The Bible says yes. This article seeks to complement our previous article on the age of Rebecca when she was married off to Isaac. We showed evidence from the Bible, and earliest commentaries on the Bible that Rebecca was married at the age of 3-10 years old to Isaac. Some Christian missionaries… Read More ›

The Age Of Rebecca When She Married Isaac – Biblical Perspective

Kaleef K. Karim What was the age of Rebecca when she was married off to Isaac? According to Rabbis in medieval history, she was no older than three 3-years-old. The Rabbis deduced this age number for Rebecca, from the Bible itself. A second early source, puts her age at 10. Whenever Rabbi Rashi (or others)… Read More ›

Bible Evidence That David Married 12 Year Old Abishag

Bible Evidence That David Married 12 Year Old Abishag [Part 3] We once again return to the marriage of King David and Abishag. In the first article (Part 1: “King David’s Marriage To 12 Year Old Abishag – Bible“), we covered how old King David and Abishag was when they were married. David at the… Read More ›

A Detailed Historical Examination Of Numbers 31:18

  Content: 1. Introduction 2. The Hebrew word “taph” (children) 3. The Hebrew word “lachem” (“for yourselves”) 4. The Ancient Interpretation of Numbers 31:18 5. Contemporary Interpretation of Numbers 31:18 6. “Forced” – Deuteronomy 21:14 7. Conclusion 1. Introduction The details that are given in Numbers 31:18 about the female captives caught and distributed to… Read More ›