keturah Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
keturah in Easton's Bible Dictionary
incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah's death (Gen. 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 Chr. 1:32). Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became the "father of many nations."
keturah in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(incense), the wife of Abraham after the death of Sarah. #Ge 25:1; 1Ch 1:32| (B.C. 1860.)
keturah in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
KETU'RAH (incense), the wife of Abraham after Sarah's death. Gen 25:1; 1 Chr 1:32. She was the mother of six sons.
keturah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A secondary wife or concubine taken by Abraham, whether in Sarah's lifetime or afterward is uncertain (Genesis 25:1; 1 Chronicles 1:28; 1 Chronicles 1:32). Their sons were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah; they spread through the desert E. to the Persian gulf. Hagar's son Ishmael's posterity was the elder branch of the "sons of the concubines."