Person of Interest

    Keturah

    meaning: that makes the incense to fume

    1



Dictionary Summary:Incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah’s death ([Gen. 25:1-6](/gen#Gen.25.1)), 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](/1chr#1Chr.1.32)). Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became the “father of many nations.” 2


Partners

    Abraham

    meaning: father of a great multitude

    1

Children

    Midian

    meaning: judgment; covering; habit

    1

    Ishbak

    meaning: who is empty or exhausted

    1

    Jokshan

    meaning: an offense; hardness; a knocking

    1

    Medan

    meaning: judgment; process

    1

    Zimran

    meaning: song; singer; vine

    1

    Shuah

    meaning: ditch; swimming; humiliation

    1


Cross References
BookCross-References
Gen
    25.1 25.4 
1Chr
    1.32 1.33 

Figure1:  A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages   (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.) 

      1

      Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

      2

      M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0. 

      3

      Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.