Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
Verse Takeaways
1
A Puzzling Timeline
Scholars debate when Abraham married Keturah. The Bible's placement suggests it was after Sarah's death, when Abraham was around 140. However, some commentators, like John Calvin, find this improbable due to his age and suggest he married her while Sarah was still alive, with the author inserting the story here out of chronological order.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Genesis
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
5
18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Then again Abraham took a wife. —This rendering implies that Abraham’s marriage with Keturah did not take place until aft…
16th Century
Protestant
Then again Abraham took a wife. It seems very absurd that Abraham, who is said to have been dead in his own body thirty-eight years before…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then again Abraham took a wife Three years after the death of Sarah, and when his son Isaac was married, and he alon…
All the days, even of the best and greatest saints, are not remarkable days; some pass by quietly; such were these last days of Abraham. Here is an…
