The Talmud states that a marriage isn't recognized as legitimate until it is consummated, and people would wait outside to make sure the marriage was consummated on the wedding night. And babies could be married off.
To be fair, my best friend growing up was Hindu, and her great grandmother was married off at the age of 4, and had her first child when she was 11, so this kind of stuff did happen in many cultures in the past. I'm not sure at what age her marriage was consummated though.
The Talmud states that a marriage isn't recognized as legitimate until it is consummated, and people would wait outside to make sure the marriage was consummated on the wedding night. And babies could be married off.
To be fair, my best friend growing up was Hindu, and her great grandmother was married off at the age of 4, and had her first child when she was 11, so this kind of stuff did happen in many cultures in the past. I'm not sure at what age her marriage was consummated though.
Good grief.