I thought it might be interesting to cite some age differences between some Christian men and their wives.Now,granted,some of these men were not so orthodox.Yet,others were quite sound in the faith.
First,a biblical example:"The girl(15 or so?)[Rebekkah] was very beautiful."Genesis 24:16.In Genesis 25:20 it says that Isaac was 40 when he married her.So maybe there was a 25 year age-gap.
An insignificant age difference was between Arthur Pink
and his bride Vera.He was 30,and she was 23.I'm just listing him because I like him.Just 7 years here.
John Brown of Haddington had two marriages.He was 11
years older than his first bride.But in his 2nd marriage at 51 years of age,he was 25 years her senior.
Richard Baxter was almost 47 when he married 27 year old Margaret.That's almost 20 years.
Mordecai Ham at 31 married 15 year old Annie Laurie in 1908.That's 16 years.But it is more significant because of her
extreme youth.
Martin Luther at 42 married his beloved 26 year old ex-nun Katherine.That is a 16 year difference.
John Knox at 50 hitched-up with 17 year old Margaret Stevenson.That was a 33 year difference.
And...(drum roll)with a 51 year divide...coming in first place in my mini-survey Gipsy Smith,at 78 kissed his 27 year old bride Mary Alice in 1938.
I know there are other examples out there.John Murray,
Samuel Rutherford,and Harry Ironside.Help me out.Oh,wait a minute.I forgot to include Adoniram Judson.He out-lived two wives.In his 2nd marriage he was just 15 years Sarah's
senior.But in 1846 Emily was 29 years younger than his nearly 58 years.
First,a biblical example:"The girl(15 or so?)[Rebekkah] was very beautiful."Genesis 24:16.In Genesis 25:20 it says that Isaac was 40 when he married her.So maybe there was a 25 year age-gap.
An insignificant age difference was between Arthur Pink
and his bride Vera.He was 30,and she was 23.I'm just listing him because I like him.Just 7 years here.
John Brown of Haddington had two marriages.He was 11
years older than his first bride.But in his 2nd marriage at 51 years of age,he was 25 years her senior.
Richard Baxter was almost 47 when he married 27 year old Margaret.That's almost 20 years.
Mordecai Ham at 31 married 15 year old Annie Laurie in 1908.That's 16 years.But it is more significant because of her
extreme youth.
Martin Luther at 42 married his beloved 26 year old ex-nun Katherine.That is a 16 year difference.
John Knox at 50 hitched-up with 17 year old Margaret Stevenson.That was a 33 year difference.
And...(drum roll)with a 51 year divide...coming in first place in my mini-survey Gipsy Smith,at 78 kissed his 27 year old bride Mary Alice in 1938.
I know there are other examples out there.John Murray,
Samuel Rutherford,and Harry Ironside.Help me out.Oh,wait a minute.I forgot to include Adoniram Judson.He out-lived two wives.In his 2nd marriage he was just 15 years Sarah's
senior.But in 1846 Emily was 29 years younger than his nearly 58 years.