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Keturah in the Bible.

The wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death, by whom he had six sons, whom he sent away into the east country. The King James Version names Keturah in 4 verses, from Genesis 25:1 to 1 Chronicles 1:33.

Keturah’s family.

Herself
Keturah
Husbands, and their children

Her family as Theographic Bible Metadata lists it; each name opens its own page.

Who Keturah was.

Incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death (Gen. 25:1-6), by whom he had six sons, whom he sent away into the east country. Her nationality is unknown. She is styled “Abraham’s concubine” (1 Chr. 1:32). Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became the “father of many nations.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 4 verses that name Keturah.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 25:1Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
  • Genesis 25:4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

1 Chronicles 2

  • 1 Chronicles 1:32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
  • 1 Chronicles 1:33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

Questions about Keturah.

Who was Keturah in the Bible?

The wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death, by whom he had six sons, whom he sent away into the east country. The King James Version names Keturah in 4 verses, from Genesis 25:1 to 1 Chronicles 1:33.

Who was Keturah’s husband?

Abraham.

Who were Keturah’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Midian, Jokshan, Ishbak, Medan, Zimran and Shuah.

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