She bore to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Parallel translations
- WEB She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- KJV And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
- BSB and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- NKJV And she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- NLT She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
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Quick answer
Keturah bears Abraham six sons, including Midian.
Overview
These sons became ancestors of various Arabian peoples, notably the Midianites. The list shows Abraham as father of many nations, partly fulfilling God's promise of numerous descendants. Still, these lines stand outside the chosen covenant line through Isaac.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 1:32–33The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- Num 25:17–18“Harass the Midianites, and strike them,
- Jer 25:25and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
- Job 2:11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
- Exod 18:1–4Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
- Exod 2:15–16Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
- Gen 37:28Midianites who were merchants passed by, and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. They brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Num 22:4Moab said to the elders of Midian, “Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field.” Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
- Gen 37:36The Midianites sold him into Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, the captain of the guard.
- Num 31:2“Avenge the children of Israel for the Midianites. Afterward you shall be gathered to your people.”
- Num 31:8They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam the son of Beor with the sword.
- Gen 36:35Husham died, and Hadad, the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith.
- Judg 6:1–8The children of Israel did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight: and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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