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The name Mary was first mentioned in Matthew 1 dring the genealogy of Jesus. Mary was the virgin that gave birth to the Saviour. So she was technically mentioned in the old testament when they prophesied Jesus' coming.
The most important woman in the bible is the Mary the mother of Jesus, because she gave life to Jesus, and called "blessed among women."
The exact age that Mary was when she gave birth to Jesus is unknown, but most bible scholars agree that she was between fifteen and sixteen years of age.
Mary is thought to be between 12 and 18 based on the customary age at the time for girls to be married. The Bible does not mention her age, so it is purely speculative.
Two famously old women who gave birth to children: Sarah, the mother of Isaac, and Elizabeth, the mother of John the baptist.