And they still study that today… ☹️
Comment on The 10 Commandments apparently mentions absolutely nothing about protecting children from abuse.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 week ago
Probably because when it was written, marrying kids and having them reproduce pretty much as soon as they hit puberty was the norm.
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It wasn’t the norm. Child birth is dangerous, having children that young was even more dangerous. Children of rich families were married off for political reasons, but even they waited until they were older.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Do you have a source? I was always told that Roman patriacians were allowed to marry 12yo girls, but most girls married at 16, and that puberty was around 14-16.