Keturah

Ketura (Hebrew ) is a woman's name, meaning " incense".

Keturah was according to the biblical narrative in Genesis in the Old Testament, the third wife of Abraham (Gen. 25.1 EU).

With it, Abraham had six more sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. He sent them away, so they could not make his inheritance dispute Isaac. They were the progenitors of six Arab tribes who settled in the east and south of Israel.

Jokshan sons Sheba and Dedan, and the sons of Midian ephah [a] and Afer, Hanoch, Abida, and Aldaa.

According to Midrash Keturah is identical with Hagar.

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