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Keturah

Meaning: incense

Keturah is a wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death (Genesis 25:1-6).


Abram had 6 sons by Keturah, 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.”

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Article Version: June 4, 2019