Genesis 25:2
She later gave birth to six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
In Context
1Some time after Sarah died, Abraham married another woman, whose name was Keturah.
Cross References
Genesis 36:35When Husham died, Bedad’s son Hadan became the king. Husham’s army fought the army of the Midian people-group in the Moab region and defeated them. The city where Husham lived was Avith.
Genesis 37:36In the meantime, the men/traders from Midian took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, who was one of the king’s officials. He was the captain of the soldiers who protected the king.
Exodus 18:1Jethro, who was the priest for the Midian people-group, and who was also Moses’/my father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for the Israeli people. He heard about how Yahweh had brought them out of Egypt.
Numbers 25:17“ Take your men and attack the Midian people-group and kill them.
Numbers 31:8Among those whom they killed were the five kings of the Midian people-group—Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba. They also killed with a sword Balaam, the son of Beor.
1 Kings 11:18They went to the Midian region, and then they went to the desert area at Paran. Some other men joined them there. Then they all traveled to Egypt and went to see the king of Egypt. The king gave Hadad some land and ordered his servants to give him some food regularly.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 25:2-11
Abraham's Death. ( b. c. 1822.) 1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave… Read the whole commentary →