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Keturah

"Incense; fragrance"

Genesis 25:1

Who they were

Abraham's wife after Sarah's death. She bore him six sons. Her name evokes fragrance and offering.

Themes

fragrancebeautyofferingnew beginnings

Read their story

Keturah's story begins in Genesis.

The full passage is at Genesis 25:1. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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