Zimran 

According to the Hebrew Bible, Zimran (Hebrew: זִמְרָן ; "vine dresser; celebrated; song;"), also known as Zambran.1 He was the first son of Abraham, the patriarch of the Israelites, and Keturah whom he wed after the death of Sarah.23 Zimran had five other brothers, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.4


Known emmigration patterns of Abraham's children to Katurah; excepting those of whom insufficient is known.

Josephus tells us that "Abraham contrived to settle them in colonies; and they took possession of Troglodytis5 and the country of Arabia the Happy, as far as it reaches to the Red Sea."6 Abraham, in all probability, tried to keep them apart from Isaac to avoid conflict while fulfilling God's commision to spread out and inhabit the globe.789 For such reasons Zimran has also been tentatively identified by some with the Arabian town of Zabran, between Meeca and Medina.10


According to the Book of Jasher, the children of Zimran were Abihen, Molich and Narim.





References

  1. ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
  2. ^ Genesis 25:2-6
  3. ^ 1Chronicles 1:32
  4. ^ Genesis 25:1-6
  5. ^ In this case the word is applied to the cave dwelling peoples of the Rift Valley
  6. ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.15.1
  7. ^ Genesis 1:27,28
  8. ^ Genesis 9:1
  9. ^ Josephus, Flavious, Antiquities, 1.4.1-3
  10. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 1, Review and Herald Publishing Association (Washington, D.C., USA), 1953, p.367

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Sons of Abraham by wife in order of birth
Hagar Ishmael (1)
Sarah Isaac (2)
Keturah Zimran Jokshan Medan Midian Ishbak Shuah
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