Bible Strands
Genesis 25:4
The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Abraham’s genealogical expansion after Isaac’s birth, listing the five sons born to his wife Keturah.
The words — בְּנֵי (benei) translates literally as “sons of,” establishing direct paternal lineage, while כָּל (kol) means “all,” confirming the complete enumeration of this specific branch.
The thread — The text reappears in Isaiah 60:6, where Midian and Ephah are named alongside Sheba in a prophetic vision of foreign caravans bearing gold.
Why it lands — The verse demands recognition of Abraham’s extended family beyond the covenant line, requiring the reader to track how non-inheriting branches are formally recorded without diminishing Isaac’s designated inheritance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 60:6 Caravans 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.