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Keturah

American  
[ki-toor-uh] / kɪˈtʊər ə /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the second wife of Abraham.


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He is survived by his wife Bonnie; son Didier; daughters Joelle Opotowsky, Keturah Persellin and Jamie Persellin; 18 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

Beyond a few Kwanzaa celebrations and being surrounded by books and toys featuring Black children, race was not discussed in Keturah Wik’s family during her early childhood — “at all.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2021

"This is our time to stand up, stand up. This is our time to speak up, speak up," Zion, 1, Ezra, 5, Malachi, 7, and Keturah, 9, join in on the inspirational tune's chorus..

From Fox News ● Feb. 24, 2020

“I never iron,” says Keturah Kennedy, 37, a D.C. hair stylist who lives in a Brightwood townhouse and buys only no-iron clothing.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2019

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac; but to Ishmael and the sons of Keturah he gave gifts, and sent them away from his son Isaac into the land to the East.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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