The wife of Abraham, after the death of Sarah, Ge 25:1-6. Though she is called a "concubine," this may have been to distinguish her sons as well as Ishmael from Isaac the son of promise, Ge 25:6; 1Ch 1:32; Ga 4:22,30. Her sons were the ancestors of many Arabian tribes.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.