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KETURAH

ke-tu'-ra, ke-too'-ra (qeTurah; Chettoura, "incense"): The second wife of Abraham (Genesis 25:1 1 Chronicles 1:32 f). According to the Biblical tradition, he contracted this second marriage after the death of Sarah (compare Genesis 23), and very likely after the marriage of Isaac (compare Genesis 24). It is not improbable that, as some writers have suggested, this change in the life of his son prompted Abraham to remarry in order to overcome the feeling of lonesomeness caused by Isaac's entering the state of matrimony.

1 Chronicles 1:32 (and also Genesis 25:6) shows us that Keturah was not considered to be of the same dignity as Sarah who, indeed, was the mother of the son of promise, and, for obvious reasons, the sons of Abraham's concubines were separated from Isaac. She was the mother of 6 sons representing Arab tribes South and East of Palestine (Genesis 25:1-6), so that through the offspring of Keturah Abraham became "the father of many nations."

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Strong's Hebrew

3912. Letushim -- "hammered ones," descendant of Abraham and ...
... Letushim. 3913 . "hammered ones," descendant of Abraham and Keturah. Transliteration:
Letushim Phonetic Spelling: (let-oo-sheem') Short Definition: Letushim. ...
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4080. Midyan -- a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. and ...
... Midyan. 4081 . a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. ... Word Origin from the
same as madon Definition a son of Abraham and Keturah, also his desc. ...
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3435. Yishbaq -- a son of Abraham and Keturah
... 3434, 3435. Yishbaq. 3436 . a son of Abraham and Keturah. Transliteration:
Yishbaq Phonetic Spelling: (yish-bawk') Short Definition: Ishbak. ...
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7744. Shuach -- a son of Abraham and Keturah.
... 7743, 7744. Shuach. 7745 . a son of Abraham and Keturah. ... Word Origin
from shuach Definition a son of Abraham and Keturah. Shuah ...
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4091. Medan -- a son of Abraham and Keturah
... 4090, 4091. Medan. 4092 . a son of Abraham and Keturah. Transliteration:
Medan Phonetic Spelling: (med-awn') Short Definition: Medan. ...
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3370. Yoqshan -- a son of Abraham and Keturah
... 3369, 3370. Yoqshan. 3371 . a son of Abraham and Keturah. Transliteration:
Yoqshan Phonetic Spelling: (yok-shawn') Short Definition: Jokshan. ...
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6989. Qeturah -- a wife of Abraham
... 6988, 6989. Qeturah. 6990 . a wife of Abraham. Transliteration: Qeturah Phonetic
Spelling: (ket-oo-raw') Short Definition: Keturah. ... Keturah. ...
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28. Abida -- "my father took knowledge," a son of Midian
... Abida, Abidah. From 'ab and yada'; father of knowledge (ie Knowing); Abida, a son
of Abraham by Keturah -- Abida, Abidah. see HEBREW 'ab. see HEBREW yada'. ...
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2175. Zimran -- a son of Abraham
... Zimran. From zamar; musical; Zimran, a son of Abraham by Keturah -- Zimran. see
HEBREW zamar. 2174b, 2175. Zimran. 2176 . Strong's Numbers.
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Library

What is Meant by Abraham's Marrying Keturah after Sarah's Death.
... Book XVI. Chapter 34."What is Meant by Abraham's Marrying Keturah After Sarah's
Death. What did Abraham mean by marrying Keturah after Sarah's death? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 34 what is meant by.htm

How the Nation of the Troglodytes were Derived from Abraham by ...
... From The Creation To The Death Of Isaac. CHAPTER 15. How The Nation Of The
Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah. Abraham ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 15 how the nation.htm

Of the Change of Name in Abraham and Sarah, who Received the Gift ...
... young man, but not to an old man, although that same old man can beget, but only
of a young woman; as after Sarah's death Abraham could of Keturah, because he ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 28 of the change of.htm

On the Road to Jerusalem
... Keturah, Laodice's handmaiden, had fainted with terror and was carried parcel-wise
over the great arm of Momus, the mute, out into the street and deposited ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter ii on the road.htm

Book 12 Footnotes
... These are by Herodotus called Barbarians, and perhaps were derived from the Syrians
and Arabians, the posterity of Abraham by Keturah. See Antiq. B. XIV. ...
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The Israelites
... The Ishmaelites who were settled in the north of the Arabian peninsula, the descendants
of Keturah who colonised Midian and the western coast, were also his ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter i the israelites.htm

Chapter xxv
... the life of Jacob and Esau. 1. And Abraham again took a wife, and her
name was Keturah. We encounter the usual idiom: "he added ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xxv.htm

A Prince's Bride
... Let Momus look to the baggage. Where is Keturah?". ... "Keturah, Hiram and Aquila"and
thou and I, Momus. Three camels, one of which is the beast of burden. Good! ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter i a princes bride.htm

The Antiquities of the Jews
... Concerning Sarah Abraham's Wife; And How She Ended Her Days. CHAPTER 15. How The
Nation Of The Troglodytes Were Derived From Abraham By Keturah. CHAPTER 16. ...
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False Civilization
... They were not Israelites, but wild Arabs, a branch of the Kenite tribe, which
claimed"at least its chiefs"to be descended from Abraham, by his wife Keturah ...
/.../kingsley/discipline and other sermons/sermon vi false civilization.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Keturah

that makes the incense to fume

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Keturah

(incense), the wife of Abraham after the death of Sarah. (Genesis 25:1; 1 Chronicles 1:32) (B.C. 1860.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Keturah

The wife of Abraham, after the death of Sarah, Genesis 25:1-6. Though she is called a "concubine," this may have been to distinguish her sons as well as Ishmael from Isaac the son of promise, Genesis 25:6; 1 Chronicles 1:32; Galatians 4:22,30. Her sons were the ancestors of many Arabian tribes.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah's death (Genesis 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 Chronicles 1:32). Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became the "father of many nations."

Thesaurus

Keturah (4 Occurrences)
... She is styled "Abraham's concubine" (1 Chronicles 1:32). Through the offshoots of
the Keturah line Abraham became the "father of many nations.". Int. ...KETURAH. ...
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Ketu'rah (4 Occurrences)
Ketu'rah. Keturah, Ketu'rah. Keva . Multi-Version Concordance Ketu'rah (4
Occurrences). Genesis 25:1 And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah...
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Epher (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A calf. (1.) One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham's
son by Keturah (Genesis 25:4). ... All these were the children of Keturah. ...
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Medan (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Contention, the third son of Abraham by Keturah
(Genesis 25:2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. MEDAN. ...
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Abida (2 Occurrences)
... Or Abi'dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was
the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chronicles 1:33), and apparently the chief ...
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Zimran (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Vine-dressers; celebrated, one of the sons of Abraham
by Keturah (Genesis 25:2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZIMRAN. ...
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Jokshan (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis
25:2, 3; 1 Chronicles 1:32). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. JOKSHAN. ...
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Ishbak (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Leaving, one of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Genesis
25:2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ISHBAK. ish'-bak ...
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Dedan (10 Occurrences)
... They probably settled among the sons of Cush, on the north-west coast of the Persian
Gulf. (2.) A son of Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah (1 Chronicles 1:32). ...
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Shuah (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Prostration; a pit. (1.) One of Abraham's sons by Keturah
(Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32). (2.) 1 Chronicles 4:11. Int. ...
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Bible Concordance

Keturah (4 Occurrences)

Genesis 25:1 Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Genesis 25:4 The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:32 The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:33 The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Keturah

Keturah: Wife (Concubine) of Abraham

Related Terms

Ketu'rah (4 Occurrences)

Epher (4 Occurrences)

Medan (2 Occurrences)

Abida (2 Occurrences)

Zimran (2 Occurrences)

Jokshan (3 Occurrences)

Ishbak (2 Occurrences)

Dedan (10 Occurrences)