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Keturah (Hebrew: קְטוּרָה, Qəṭūrā, possibly meaning "incense"; Arabic: قطورة) was a wife and a concubine of the Biblical patriarch Abraham. According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham married Keturah after the death of his first wife, Sarah. Abraham and Keturah had six sons.
Oct 26, 2018 · Once his son Isaac was married off, Abraham, at age 140, married Keturah, who bore him six children. But who exactly was Keturah and why did Abraham marry her? What pushed him to have six more children so late in life?
Jan 4, 2022 · Keturah was Abraham’s second wife, following the death of Sarah, his first wife (Genesis 23:2; 25:1). We know little about Keturah, other than her name and the names of the sons she bore to Abraham (Genesis 25:2; 1 Chronicles 1:32–33).
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 ).
Keturah was one of Abraham’s wives. The Rabbis describe her as a woman of virtue, for which she was worthy of being joined to Abraham. Though the Torah describes them separately, the rabbis often identify Keturah with Hagar, who they state came back to remarry Abraham after Sarah’s death.
KETURAH kĭ tŏŏr’ ə ( קְטוּרָֽה, meaning incense or perfumed one) was a wife of Abraham. Nothing is known of her background. She is mentioned by name only ( Gen 25:1, 4; 1 Chron 1:32, 33 ). In the latter reference she is referred to as Abraham’s concubine.
Following the death of his beloved Sarah, Abraham wed a second time. The Torah records it this way, “Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah” (Gen. 25:1). It is the Torah’s style only to add detail when necessary. Otherwise, it is up to the reader to discern the import of the Torah’s cryptic statements.
Keturah: Bible. by Naomi Steinberg. Keturah, one of Abraham’s three wives, with her children (right); Sarah and Isaac are in the center, Hagar and Ishmael are on the left. From the Venice Haggadah of 1609.
KETURAH (, lit. "incense"): By: Emil G. Hirsch, M. Seligsohn. Abraham's second wife, whom he married after the death of Sarah (Gen. xxv. 1; I Chron. i. 32). She was the ancestress of sixteen tribes, among which were Arabian and Midianite ones.
Keturah [N] [H] [S] 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 ).
