Abraham Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Later years=== {{see also|Abraham's family tree}} Sarah died, and Abraham buried her in the [[Cave of the Patriarchs]] (the "cave of Machpelah"), near Hebron which he had purchased along with the adjoining field from Ephron the [[Biblical Hittites|Hittite]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|23:1β20|niv}}</ref> After the death of Sarah, Abraham took another wife, a [[concubine]] named [[Keturah]], by whom he had six sons: [[Zimran]], [[Jokshan]], [[Medan (son of Abraham)|Medan]], [[Midian (son of Abraham)|Midian]], [[Ishbak]], and [[Shuah]].<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:1β6|niv}}</ref> According to the Bible, reflecting the change of his name to "Abraham" meaning "a father of many nations", Abraham is considered to be the progenitor of many nations mentioned in the Bible, among others the [[Israelites]], [[Ishmaelites]],<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:12β18|niv}}</ref> [[Edom]]ites,<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|36:1β43}}</ref> [[Amalek#Amalekites in the Hebrew Bible|Amalekites]],<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|36:12β16|niv}}</ref> [[Kenizzite]]s,<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|36:9β16|niv}}</ref> [[Midian]]ites and [[Assyrian people|Assyrians]],<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:1β5|niv}}</ref> and through his nephew Lot he was also related to the [[Moab]]ites and [[Ammon]]ites.<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|19:35β38|niv}}</ref> Abraham lived to see Isaac marry [[Rebekah]], and to see the birth of his twin grandsons [[Jacob and Esau]]. He died at age 175, and was buried in the cave of Machpelah by his sons Isaac and Ishmael.<ref>{{bibleverse|Genesis|25:7β10|niv}}, {{bibleverse|1 Chronicles|1:32|niv}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page