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1 Chronicles 1:32

1 Chronicles 1:32
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.

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Keturah, Abraham’s concubine - This passage, and Gen 25:6, sufficiently prove that the position of Keturah was not that of the full wife, but of the “secondary” or “concubine wife” Jdg 19:1 so common…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Keturah, Abraham's concubine - Abraham's pilegesh, or wife of the second rank; she was neither whore, harlot, nor concubine, in our sense of these words.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Chronicles 1:28-54

All nations but the seed of Abraham are already shaken off from this genealogy: they have no part nor lot in this matter. The Lord's portion is his people. Of them he keeps an account, knows them by…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

1 Chronicles 1:32-33

The Descent of Arabian Tribes from Abraham through Keturah (Gen 25:1-4)