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Keturah Perfumed
Keturah is a Hebrew name meaning perfumed, said ket-oo-raw'. Abraham's wife after Sarah died, and the mother of six more sons.
Meaning: PerfumedOrigin: HebrewSaid: ket-oo-raw'Strong's: H6989In the KJV: 4 verses
Where the name comes from
קְטוּרָה Qᵉṭûwrâh — Keturah, a wife of Abraham. Strong's H6989 derives it: feminine passive participle of H6999 (קָטַר); perfumed.
Keturah in Scripture
The name appears in 4 verses, first at Genesis 25:1.
Genesis 25:1 · KJV
Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah.
Genesis 25:4 · KJV
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
1 Chronicles 1:32 · KJV
Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:33 · KJV
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
Who bore the name
Read the story: Bible verses about Abraham.
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