Age of Mary When She Married Joseph

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Christians believe that the Virgin Mary was married when she was twelve (12) years old to an old man, Joseph the Carpenter, who was ninety-five (95) years old..!

Marriage

The word “nikah” means marriage, and all Arab references (1) and also Christian references have attested to this. What confirms that the word “nikah” means marriage is the monk Athanasius in the series “The Ritual Pearl of the Coptic Church among the Eastern Churches,” quoting Anba Sawiris Ibn al-Muqaffa, Bishop of Ashmunein, who said the following (2) :

#nikkah means sex

Christian scholars call for the marriage of a virgin at the age of 12 years

First witness

We begin with one of the pyramids of the Egyptian Church, namely Anba Gregorius, Bishop General of Higher Theological Studies, Coptic Culture and Scientific Research. When he confirms the marriage of the Virgin Mary at the age of twelve to Joseph, who was a very old man of about ninety years of age, he says (3) :

The second witness

Among those who confirmed this was Anba Takla, Bishop of Dishna and its dependencies, when he said (4) :

It is an official marriage, not just an engagement, but a marriage. One door was closed on them and they lived together under one roof.

The third witness

Also, Dr. Samir Hindi confirmed this in a book presented by Anba Gregorius, who confirms this and says the following (5): “Mary remained in the temple until she reached the age of twelve years … They wanted to entrust her care to one of the elders of Judah, which is the tribe to which Mary belongs…” The rest is the picture:

The fourth witness

He is the deacon, Nabil Emil Moawad, and his book is presented by Bishop Athanasius, Bishop of Beni Mazar and Behnesa, and under the supervision of Father Akhnoukh Semaan. He confirms the marriage of the Virgin to Joseph at the same age and says (6) :

The fifth witness

This is also what the editors of the Encyclopedia of the Bible confirmed when they said (7) :

There are many references that confirm this belief, which is the marriage of a virgin at the age of twelve to an old man over ninety-five years old..!

When you talk to some ignorant people, they deny this matter insistently, but it is the truth, and because they want to object to the beloved, may God bless him and grant him peace, in his marriage to Lady Aisha, may God be pleased with her, they deny the facts to spread slander.

How long, O Church, will you mislead your followers? How long, O people, will you be carried away by lies and delusions to hide the facts..!

From everything we have read, we conclude the following:

1 - Mary married Joseph and lived with him in one house and under one roof, but he did not consummate the marriage with her.

2 - Mary married young, at the age of 12, and her husband was 95 years old.

3 - Responding to the misleaders like Father Abdul-Masih, who claimed that Mary married at the age of 18, and responding to other misleaders.

And our final supplication is that all praise is due to God, Lord of the Worlds.

(1) Among them is the Concise Dictionary - Arabic Language Academy - page 633 - which confirms that marriage is the marriage contract, meaning that a man’s marriage means that a man got married.

(2) The Book of the Ring and the Crown - by Monk Athanasius of the Coptic Church - Page 235 - Deposit No. 10792/2004

(3) The Book of the Virgin Mary: Her Life, Symbols, Titles, Virtues, and Honor - by Anba Gregorius, page 21. Deposit No. 14357/2005.

(4) The book “The Faithful Surrounded the Manger” by Anba Takla, Bishop of Dishna and its dependencies. Page 9. Deposit number 1920/2000.

(5) The Golden Brazier book by Dr. Samir Hindi. Presented by Anba Gregorius. Page 19, Deposit No. 8644/1991.

(6) The book “Days with the Virgin” by Agnostus Nabil Emil Moawad, presented by Bishop Athanasius, Bishop of Beni Mazar and El-Behnasa, and under the supervision of Father Akhnoukh Semaan, priest of the Church of Mar Mina in Shubra. Page 20. Deposit number 7227/2006.

(7) The Biblical Encyclopedia - Letter (M) the word Mary, the mother of Jesus - Part Seven - Page 125, Deposit No. 16756/1999.

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