Monday, 9 March 2015

midrash - What age were Leah and Rachel when they got married


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?



Answer



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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