Genesis 25:6

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 25:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Genesis 25:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6But unto the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But unto the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, etc.] These were Hagar and Keturah, though they are both called his wives, (<011603>Genesis 16:3 25:1); yet they were concubines; so Keturah, (<130132>1 Chronicles 1:32); they were, as some render the word, “concubine wives” f1372 ; they were half wives or secondary ones: the Jewish writers say that they were espoused, but not by writing, as wives were; they were under the lawful wife, when there were any, and a kind of head servants in the family, and their children did not inherit; now the sons of the concubines of Abraham were Ishmael by Hagar, and the six above mentioned by Keturah: to these Abraham gave gifts; money, gold and…”
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