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Keturah (Hebrew: קְטוּרָה, Qəṭūrā, possibly meaning "incense"; [1] Arabic: قطورة) was a wife [2] and a concubine [3] of the Biblical patriarch Abraham.According to the Book of Genesis, Abraham married Keturah after the death of his first wife, Sarah.
Sarah [a] (born Sarai) [b] is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions.While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister [1] of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac.
Sarah, the wife of Abraham; Rebekah, the wife of Isaac; Leah and Rachel, the wives of Jacob; Secondary matriarchs: Some Jewish sources list Bilhah and Zilpah (Jacob's concubines) as additional matriarchs, for a total of six matriarchs. [10] [11] Other sources also include an emphasis on Tamar (the daughter-in-law of Judah) and Asenath (Osnat ...
Abraham is known as the patriarch of the Israelite people through Isaac, the son born to him and Sarah in their old age and the patriarch of Arabs through his son Ishmael, born to Abraham and Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian servant. Although Abraham's forefathers were from southern Mesopotamia (in present-day Iraq) [1] according to the biblical ...
Jokshan (Arabic: يقشان, Hebrew: יָקשָׁן yoqšān) was, according to the Bible, a son of Abraham (Avraham) and his wife [1] or concubine [2] Keturah, whom he wed after the death of Sarah. [3] Jokshan had five brothers: Zimran, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah; [4] as well as two half brothers: Ishmael (Ismail) and Isaac (Ishaq). He ...
#89 78-Year-Old Robert T. Lincoln (Son Of Abraham Lincoln) Is Helped Up The Steps At The Dedication Of The Lincoln Memorial In Washington D.C., 1922 Image credits: Quick_Presentation11 #90 Mother ...
In one of the tales of a wife confused for a sister, Abraham admitted that his wife Sarah is his half-sister—the daughter of his father, but not his mother. [2] However, in rabbinic literature, Sarah is considered Abraham's niece (the daughter of his brother, Haran). [2] Marriage of cousins was common in the pre-Sinai period.
Teen Mom alum Farrah Abraham has been sentenced nearly two years after she allegedly assaulted a security guard in Los Angeles.. While Abraham, 32, avoided jail time in the incident — in which ...