Keturah

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Keturah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible known as a later wife or concubine of Abraham, through whom several Arabian tribes are traditionally traced.

Aliases (1)

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
concubine
wife
woman
appearsInChapter Genesis 25
associatedRegion eastern lands
associatedWith Arabian tribes
associatedWithDescendants tribes east of Canaan
category Book of Genesis people
Women in the Hebrew Bible
childrenCollective sons of Keturah
describedAs concubine of Abraham
wife of Abraham
fatherOfHerChildren Abraham
genealogicalRole matriarch
hasDescendantThroughJokshan Dedan
Sheba
hasDescendantThroughMidian Abida
Eldaah
Ephah
Epher
Hanoch
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
motherOf Ishbak
Jokshan
Medan
Midian
Shuah
Zimran
nameMeaningTraditionallyGivenAs fragrance
incense
relationshipStatusWithAbrahamInSomeSources concubine only
secondary wife
religiousTradition Christianity
Islamic tradition
Judaism
scripturalRole mother of Abraham’s later sons
spouse Abraham
timeRelativeToSarah married to Abraham after Sarah’s death
traditionallyAncestorOf Arab tribes
Midianites
traditionNotes her sons were sent eastward by Abraham

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ishbak
Medan
Midian
childOf
Medan
Zimran
hasMother
Midian ("Abraham–Keturah–Midian")
genealogicalLine
Shuah
mother
Abraham
spouse

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