Genesis 25:4
in Genesis 25The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
KJV
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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This verse in Genesis 25
Commentary
3 notes on this verseEphah, and Epher, etc. - Of these we know no more than of the preceding; an abundance of conjectures is already furnished by the commentators.
This site's exposition
Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah
on Genesis 25:1-4
Abraham marries Keturah after Sarah's death and fathers six more sons, so the man Romans 4:19 calls as good as dead ends with eight. Midian stands fourth in the list. Midianite traders will sell Joseph in Egypt at 37:36, and Moses will marry the daughter of a priest of Midian at Exodus 2:21.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Midian,....
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מִדְיָ֗ן | midyan | Midian | H4080 → | 59 times |
| עֵיפָ֤ה | ʾeifah | [were] Ephah | H5891 → | |
| וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ | vaefer | and Epher | H6081 → | |
| וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ | vachanokh | and Hanoch | H2585 → | 16 times |
| וַאֲבִידָ֖ע | vaavida' | and Abida | H28 → | |
| וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה | veeldaah | and Eldaah | H420 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֵ֖לֶּה | ʾeleh | these | H428 → | 746 times |
| בְּנֵ֥י | benei | [were] [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קְטוּרָֽה׃ | keturah | Keturah | H6989 → |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
מִדְיָ֗ןMidian
midyanH4080 →59 times
עֵיפָ֤ה[were] Ephah
ʾeifahH5891 →
וָעֵ֙פֶר֙and Epher
vaeferH6081 →
וַחֲנֹ֔ךְand Hanoch
vachanokhH2585 →16 times
וַאֲבִידָ֖עand Abida
vaavida'H28 →
וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑הand Eldaah
veeldaahH420 →
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
אֵ֖לֶּהthese
ʾelehH428 →746 times
בְּנֵ֥י[were] [the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
קְטוּרָֽה׃Keturah
keturahH6989 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 60:6Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
it leads to
- Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense…
- Psalms 72:10
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Psalms 72:15
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
- Judges 6:5
For the Midianites came with their livestock and their tents like a great swarm of locusts. They and their camels were innumerable, and they entered the land to ravage it.
- Genesis 25:3–4
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
- Matthew 2:11
Where this verse is studied
About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).