1 Chronicles 1:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

The sons

Genesis 25:1

Midian

Sheba

General references

Genesis 25:1

Bible References

The sons

Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah,

Midian

When Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.

When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us like an ox eats up the green plants in the field.”

Since Balak son of Zippor was Moab’s king at that time,

An Israelite man came bringing a Midianite woman to his relatives in the sight of Moses and the whole Israelite community while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”

The Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord handed them over to Midian seven years,

Sheba

The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of Yahweh and came to test him with difficult questions.

The caravans of Tema look for these streams.
The traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

May the kings of Tarshish
and the coasts and islands bring tribute,
the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

Caravans of camels will cover your land—
young camels of Midian and Ephah—
all of them will come from Sheba.
They will carry gold and frankincense
and proclaim the praises of the Lord.

General references

Now Abraham had taken another wife, whose name was Keturah,