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Keturah
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Keturah was a wife of Abraham, whom he married after Sarah's death, and she bore him six sons, contributing to the expansion of Abraham's lineage.
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Where Keturah appears
4 verses across 2 books.
Verses mentioning Keturah
- 1Chr 1:32 — Now 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.
- 1Chr 1:33 — And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
- Gen 25:1 — Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
- Gen 25:4 — And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
The Church Fathers on Keturah
Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Keturah.
Indeed, Keturah, whom Abraham, now an old man, obtains in marriage means thymiama, which is incense or a pleasing fragrance. He also in fact was saying, just as Paul said, "We are the pleasing fragrance of Christ." But let us see how someone becomes "Christ's pleasing fragrance." Sin is a foul affair. In fact, sinners are compared with…
Because no law concerning virginity or chastity had been set down, lest desire ever make a stain in the mind of that just man.… Abraham took for himself a concubine after the death of Sarah, so that through the uprightness of his many sons who were to be scattered throughout the entire earth, knowledge and worship of the one God would…
(Chapter 25, Verse 1) And Abraham added and took another wife, and her name was Keturah. And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim. And the sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were…
Historic voices touch this life
7 passages from 6 historic works cite verses that mention Keturah.
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible · 2 passages
- City of God · 1 passage
- Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
- John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · 1 passage
- Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary · 1 passage
- Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Commentary · 1 passage