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Keturah

The wife Abraham took after Sarah's death, who bore him six sons — Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah — the ancestors of Arabian peoples including the Midianites. Abraham gave everything he had to Isaac, but gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away eastward while he was still living, so that the inheritance was not divided.

Role: Wife of Abraham
Lived: Patriarchal age

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
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BibleWife of Abraham.
Genesis 25:1
Abraham

Where in scripture

Genesis1 Chronicles

Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

Genesis 25:1 — Bears Abraham more sons

The sons of Midian were: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

Genesis 25:4

The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:32

The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

1 Chronicles 1:33

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Genesis 25:1Genesis 25:41 Chronicles 1:321 Chronicles 1:33

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