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Keturah

wife of Abraham

Woman taken by Abraham as a wife after Sarah's death, who bore him six sons including Midian and Jokshan, progenitors of eastern peoples.

4 appearances2 Bible books1 known aliases

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Keturah was the woman took as a wife after the death of . Genesis 25 records that she bore him six sons: , , Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah, who in turn became progenitors of various and eastern peoples. Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them away to the east, while inherited all that Abraham had. In 1 Chronicles 1 Keturah is referred to as Abraham's concubine rather than wife, reflecting the subordinate standing of her sons relative to Isaac's line.

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