Age gaps in relationships often raise questions, particularly among Christians wondering whether Scripture places limits on the difference in age between a husband and wife.
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The straightforward answer is that the Bible gives no specific rule about an acceptable age gap between two adults who marry. Instead, biblical teaching about relationships focuses much more heavily on faithfulness, character, wisdom, love and responsibility.
Abraham and Sarah are one biblical couple whose ages are explicitly given. In Genesis 17:17, Abraham is described as 100 years old and Sarah as 90 when God promises that they will have a son.
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