Genesis 25:6
Good News Translation
but while he was still alive, he gave presents to the sons his other wives had borne him. Then he sent these sons to the land of the East, away from his son Isaac.

New Revised Standard Version
But to the sons of his concubines Abraham gave gifts, while he was still living, and he sent them away from his son Isaac, eastward to the east country.

New American Bible
To the sons of his concubines, however, he gave gifts while he was still living, as he sent them away eastward, to the land of Kedem, away from his son Isaac.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.

concubines.

Genesis 25:1 And Abraham married another wife named Cetura:

Genesis 16:3 She took Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, ten years after they first dwelt in the land of Chanaan, and gave her to her husband to wife.

Genesis 30:4,9 And she gave him Bala in marriage: who, . . .

Genesis 32:22 And rising early, he took his two wives and his two handmaids, with his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of Jaboc.

Genesis 35:22 And when he dwelt in that country, Ruben went, and slept with Bala the concubine of his father: which he was not ignorant of. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Judges 19:1,2,4 There was a certain Levite, who dwelt on the side of mount Ephraim, who took a wife of Bethlehem Juda: . . .

gifts.

Psalm 17:14,15 From the enemies of thy hand. O Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life: their belly is filled from thy hidden stores. They are full of children: and they have left to their little ones the rest of their substance. . . .

Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.

Luke 11:11-13 And which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give him a stone? Or a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? . . .

Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

sent.

Genesis 21:14 So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.

east country.

Judges 6:3 And when Israel had sown, Madian and Amalec, and the rest of the eastern nations, came up:

Job 1:1,3 There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil. . . .

Context
Abraham and Keturah
5And Abraham gave all his possessions to Isaac: 6And to the children of the concubines he gave gifts, and separated them from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, to the east country.
Cross References
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.

2 Chronicles 11:21
And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he begot eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.

Genesis 25:5
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