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I just wanted to correct your misinformation. Keturah, who was Abraham's wife was a Cushite, as were the the Midianites. After the Cushite priest of Midian Jethro, had given his daughter Zipporah to Moses, who bare him to sons, and later taught him the procedures of the "Laws of Righteousness"(Codes of Hammurabi), Moses show him his apprecitaion by killing all the men and women of Midian, except the virgins, and plundered all their possessions
Hi John,
I'm not sure which point of mine you are hoping to correct. If you would care to copy and paste the section I'll be happy to look at it. I'm certainly fallible and may have made a mistake. Genesis 25:1 and other verses clearly say Keturah was Abraham's wife (or concubine as at I Chronicles 1:32) and mother of the sons of Midian -- 24:4).
You are incorrect however to equate the Laws of Righteousness with Codes of Hammurabi. There is no reference in the Bible to the Codes of Hammurabi suggesting this. The Torah was given to Moses by HaShem. The Codes of Hammurabi were important throughout the region however there is no evidence that they influenced Moses or the Torah he was given.
Also, Moses did as commanded by HaShem, not according to his own plans and desires as you seem to be suggesting.
~ John of AllFaith
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