Keturah
Pronounced keh-TOO-ruh
- Meaning
- "Incense; Fragrance"
- Origin
- Hebrew
Keturah was Abraham's wife after Sarah's death, through whom he had six more sons. Her name means 'incense' — suggesting a life that rises as a sweet fragrance before God. Keturah represents God's gift of new beginnings even in life's later chapters.
Spiritual meaning
Keturah represents new seasons of fruitfulness — God's gifts don't stop coming, even after grief. Life can be fragrant again.
Related verses (KJV)
"Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah."
Genesis 25:1 (KJV) →"Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah."
1 Chronicles 1:32 (KJV) →