The Meaning of Genesis 25:4 Explained

Genesis 25:4

KJV: And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

YLT: and the sons of Midian are Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah: all these are sons of Keturah.

Darby: And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah.

ASV: And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sons  of Midian;  Ephah,  and Epher,  and Hanoch,  and Abida,  and Eldaah.  All these [were] the children  of Keturah. 

What does Genesis 25:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 25:1-18 - Abraham's Death And Burial
After being for sixteen years contemporary with his grandsons, Esau and Jacob, Abraham died without owning a foot of land except the cave for which he had paid, as a stranger might. But all was his. He was persuaded of God's faithfulness, and earnestly reached out his hands toward the City with foundations. See Hebrews 11:13. He was full. Those who had known him in Ur might have looked on his life as a huge failure, and have spoken of him as a fanatic who had sacrificed all for nothing. But he was satisfied. He was gathered to his people, a phrase which does not refer to the body, for his people were far away across the desert, but to the recognition and welcome that awaited him on the other side of death. His sons, Isaac and Ishmael, differed widely. The one dwelled by the well, engaged in pastoral pursuits, while the other lived by his own strong hand, in the desert expanse. But they met in their common respect and grief. Births and deaths unite families. We all stand today in thankfulness at Lincoln's cradle. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 25

1  The sons of Abraham by Keturah
5  The division of his goods
7  His age, death, and burial
11  God blesses Isaac
12  The generations of Ishmael
17  His age and death
19  Isaac prays for Rebekah, being barren
22  The children strive in her womb
24  The birth of Esau and Jacob
27  Their different characters and pursuits
29  Esau sells his birthright

What do the individual words in Genesis 25:4 mean?

And the sons of Midian [were] Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abidah and Eldaah All these [were] descendants of Keturah
וּבְנֵ֣י : מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ וַאֲבִידָ֖ע וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה כָּל־ אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י קְטוּרָֽה

וּבְנֵ֣י  And  the  sons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
: מִדְיָ֗ן  of  Midian  [were] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְיָן  
Sense: son of Abraham by Keturah and progenitor of the tribe of Midianites or Arabians.
עֵיפָ֤ה  Ephah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵיפָה 
Sense: a son of Midian.
וָעֵ֙פֶר֙  and  Epher 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֵפֶר  
Sense: the 2nd son of Midian.
וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ  and  Hanoch 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲנׄוךְ 
Sense: eldest son of Cain.
וַאֲבִידָ֖ע  and  Abidah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִידָע  
Sense: fourth son of Midian and grandson of Abraham by his wife Keturah (after Sarah died).
וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה  and  Eldaah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֶלְדָּעָה  
Sense: a son or descendant of Midian.
אֵ֖לֶּה  these 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּנֵ֥י  [were]  descendants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קְטוּרָֽה  of  Keturah 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְטוּרָה  
Sense: wife of Abraham after Sarah’s death.

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