Genesis 25:1

Abraham earlier took another wife. Her name was Keturah. [Earlier: Implied. Abraham was 137 when Sarah died. His fathering of children by Keturah must have been before 17:17, when Abraham was 99, and probably before Hagar and Abraham produced Ishmael, when Abraham was 85.]

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In The King James Version

Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.

In Context

2Those two had 6 sons, their children. In that place they grew up. Their father gave them belongings. After that he sent them to another country, eastwards. He sent them away from Isaac. After that he gave all the rest to Isaac, whatever belongings he had.

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Cross References

Genesis 28:1Isaac called for Jacob, he talked kindly to him, “You choose a wife not from here, not from Canaan.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:1

The sacred historian, in this chapter, I. Takes his leave of Abraham, with an account, 1. Of his children by another wife, ver. 1-4 . 2. Of his last will and testament, ver. 5, 6 . 3. Of his age, death, and burial, ver. 7-10 . II. He takes his leave of Ishmael, with a short account, 1. Of his children, ver. 12-16 . 2. Of his age and death, ver. 17, 18 . III. He enters upon the history of Isaac. 1. His prosperity, ver. 11 . 2. The conception and birth of his two sons, with the oracle of God concerning them, ver.… Read the whole commentary →

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