1 Tawarikh 1:32

Keturah’s Descendants

1:32 The sons to whom Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, ¹  gave birth:

Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, Shuah.

The sons of Jokshan:

Sheba and Dedan.

1 Tawarikh 5:24

5:24 These were the leaders of their families: ² 

Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, ³  and leaders of their families.

[1:32]  ¹ sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).

[5:24]  ² tn Heb “and these [were] the heads of the house of their fathers.”

[5:24]  ³ tn Heb “men of names.”