Abraham took another wife, whose name was Keturah. The remarriage after Sarah's death is not condemned but recorded — Abraham continues to live fully after the grief of Genesis 23. The six sons of Keturah listed in verses 2-4 represent the peoples of Arabia and the region east of Canaan, extending the reach of Abraham's family. The application: the covenant life does not end with grief or with the fulfillment of the primary promise. Abraham lives, and lives fully, until verse 8.

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