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Keturah

Keturah Abraham's Wife After Sarah, Mother of Six Nations

Old Testamentc. 2025 BC View journey on map

About Keturah

Keturah is the wife Abraham took after Sarah died. She bore him six sons, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah, and the peoples of the eastern desert are traced from them, Midian above all. Abraham gave everything he had to Isaac and sent her sons eastward with gifts while he was still alive.

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Keturah's Character Traits

Wife after SarahMother of MidianHer sons sent east

Keturah's Life Timeline

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  1. Abraham takes herc. 2025 BC

    After Sarah is buried, Abraham takes another wife, and her name is Keturah.

    GEN 25:1

  2. Six sonsc. 2020 BC

    She bears Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

    GEN 25:2

  3. Her sons are sent eastc. 1995 BC

    Abraham gives all he has to Isaac and sends her sons away with gifts.

    GEN 25:5-6

  4. Her line rememberedc. 450 BC

    Chronicles names her again and lists her sons among the nations.

    1CH 1:32

Who is linked to Keturah

Who is linked to Keturah
  • parent of
  • sibling of
  • spouse of
  • covenant with
  • master of
  • in conflict with

Keturah's Key Relationships

Abraham
AbrahamFamily

Husband - she was his wife after Sarah.

Isaac
IsaacOther

The heir - Abraham gave all he had to him, not to her sons.

Sarah
SarahOther

The first wife, whose burial opens the chapter before hers.

Keturah's Key Locations

Hebron
Hebron

Where Sarah was buried, before Abraham took her.

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Beersheba
Beersheba

The southern country where Abraham dwelt in his last years.

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Spiritual Lessons from Keturah

A Line That Runs Off the Page

Genesis follows Isaac and leaves Keturah's six sons to the desert, yet one of them is Midian, and Moses will marry into that house and hear God speak at its mountain. A family the story sets aside is not the same as a family the story is finished with.

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