וַיֹּ֧סֶף אַבְרָהָ֛ם וַיִּקַּ֥ח אִשָּׁ֖ה וּשְׁמָ֥הּ קְטוּרָֽה׃

Following the banishment of Ishmael to the desert with Hagar, the death of Sarah, and the marriage of Isaac, Abraham, who was left alone, took another wife, and her name was Ketura.

וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֗וֹ אֶת־זִמְרָן֙ וְאֶת־יָקְשָׁ֔ן וְאֶת־מְדָ֖ן וְאֶת־מִדְיָ֑ן וְאֶת־יִשְׁבָּ֖ק וְאֶת־שֽׁוּחַ׃

She bore him Zimran, and Yokshan, and Medan, and Midyan, and Yishbak, and Shuah.

וְיָקְשָׁ֣ן יָלַ֔ד אֶת־שְׁבָ֖א וְאֶת־דְּדָ֑ן וּבְנֵ֣י דְדָ֔ן הָי֛וּ אַשּׁוּרִ֥ם וּלְטוּשִׁ֖ים וּלְאֻמִּֽים׃

And Yokshan begot Sheva and Dedan. These tribes possibly lived in the southern Arabian peninsula. Sheva and Dedan also appear in the list of the sons of Raama, son of Kush, son of Ham (see 10:7). And the sons of Dedan were Ashurim, and Letushim, and Le’umim. These are either simply the names of the tribes, or descriptions of their character traits, which mean, respectively: Those who dwell in encampments, those who are swift, and those who form nation-units.

וּבְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ וַאֲבִידָ֖ע וְאֶלְדָּעָ֑ה כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י קְטוּרָֽה׃

And the sons of Midyan, who is listed here among the sons of Abraham, were: Ephah, and Efer, and Hanokh, and Avida, and Eldaa. All these were the children of Ketura. Since Abraham was very old and had been infertile until the births of Ishmael and Isaac, some commentaries suggest that these were the sons of Ketura alone, and were not Abraham’s, although he raised them in his house. However, this explanation is not particularly convincing. It seems more likely that whereas Abraham considered himself elderly and advanced in age, he was still quite capable of procreation and he himself fathered a number of children from Ketura. It can also be inferred from here and from the story of the birth of Ishmael that it was Sarah who was infertile.

וַיִּתֵּ֧ן אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ לְיִצְחָֽק׃

Although these additional offspring were born to him, Abraham gave all that was his to Isaac.

וְלִבְנֵ֤י הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְאַבְרָהָ֔ם נָתַ֥ן אַבְרָהָ֖ם מַתָּנֹ֑ת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֞ם מֵעַ֨ל יִצְחָ֤ק בְּנוֹ֙ בְּעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ חַ֔י קֵ֖דְמָה אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ קֶֽדֶם׃

And to the sons of the concubines of Abraham, Hagar and Ketura, Abraham gave gifts. Since he did not deem them his inheritors, he instead gave them presents, in the form of money or valuables, but not property. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he was still alive, so that they should not contest Isaac’s inheritance. They traveled eastward, to the east country. The nations that have been identified from this list indeed lived on the eastern side of the Jordan River, and reached as far as the southern portion of the Negev, perhaps even to the Arabian Peninsula. These nations were sent eastward, and dwelled together with the descendants of Ishmael, and do not feature in the main narrative of the Torah.

וְאֵ֗לֶּה יְמֵ֛י שְׁנֵֽי־חַיֵּ֥י אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־חָ֑י מְאַ֥ת שָׁנָ֛ה וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְחָמֵ֥שׁ שָׁנִֽים׃

These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life that he lived, one hundred and seventy-five years. Abraham lived for many years after his wife Sarah passed away.

וַיִּגְוַ֨ע וַיָּ֧מָת אַבְרָהָ֛ם בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף אֶל־עַמָּֽיו׃

Abraham expired and died at a good old age. His later years were pleasant, without battles, struggles, or tension in his family. He was aged in years and content with his life. And he was gathered to his people, his soul returned to its source. This expression is used by the Bible only in reference to the passing of righteous individuals.

וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֶל־שְׂדֵ֞ה עֶפְרֹ֤ן בֶּן־צֹ֙חַר֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃

Isaac and Ishmael, his eldest sons, buried him in the Cave of Makhpela, in the field of Efron son of Tzohar the Hitite, that is located before Mamre. They knew that Abraham had purchased this land for a burial plot and that he had buried Sarah there.

הַשָּׂדֶ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־קָנָ֥ה אַבְרָהָ֖ם מֵאֵ֣ת בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת שָׁ֛מָּה קֻבַּ֥ר אַבְרָהָ֖ם וְשָׂרָ֥ה אִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

The field that Abraham purchased from the children of Het; there Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife. Their descendants would later be buried there as well.

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ מ֣וֹת אַבְרָהָ֔ם וַיְבָ֥רֶךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִצְחָ֔ק עִם־בְּאֵ֥ר לַחַ֖י רֹאִֽי׃ (ס)

It was after the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac lived beside Be’er Lahai Roi in the Negev, where he was engaged primarily in shepherding sheep. The Torah will later relate that he also worked in agriculture (26:12).