"Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah." v.1
Read chapter 25.
Abraham, this stud patriarch, has multiple wives. What?! And he even bears more children. No law had been divinely given yet about marriage of wives and concubines, although at the beginning God says man (singular) will join his wife (singular) and become one. Later we see that death is the exception that break a marriage covenant without sinning. I wonder how many concubines Abraham had from verse six saying concubines? Abraham had his first child, Ishmael, at 86 years old and dies at 175 years old having seven sons total of what we see named in scripture. God sure did work a miracle in his body alone to live that long, produce children and strength to continue on. Although the promise was through Isaac his son, he still cared and provided for his other sons and wives (v.6) and ultimately is buried with his first wife Sarah. Figuring out ages we see that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob all lived for some years together. How amazing to be in the tent with those three generations and the stories Jacob could hear first hand from his grandpa! What kind of influences has your grandparents had on you?
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