Yes. Scripture sets no age for marriage, and Isaac was forty when he married Rebekah (Genesis 25:20). The churches’ rules concern only how young a person may marry. In the United States the median age at first marriage in 2025 was 30.8 for men and 28.4 for women, and research finds both gains and costs in marrying later. Isaac’s age is the least of his story. When Rebekah came to him, Genesis says, “she became his wife; and he loved…

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