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KETURAH

(Heb. qĕṭûrâ)

The often forgotten third wife/concubine of Abraham, first attested after the death of Sarah (Gen. 25:1-6). She is the mother of six sons by Abraham: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (also listed in 1 Chr. 1:32-33). They settled to the east and the south of the Israelites, along what was commonly known as the “incense route” through west Arabia. Her children are usually identified with important Aramean or Arabian tribes and cities. These descendants of Abraham and Keturah helped to broaden the extent of Abraham’s progeny.

There is no other known occurrence of Keturah as a personal name. Some scholars suggest that she is a personification of the incense trade (qĕṭōreṯ, “incense”; qĕṭôrâ,“incense offering”), but there is no strong evidence to prove this theory.

Lisa W. Davison






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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