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Ophir in the Bible.

Ophir is an island in the Bible, about 1,650 km (1,025 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 10 verses, from 1 Kings 9:28 to Isaiah 13:12.

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About Ophir.

Some region famous for its gold (1 Kings 9:28; 10:11; 22:48; Job 22:24; 28:16; Isa. 13:12). In the LXX. this word is rendered “Sophir,” and “Sofir” is the Coptic name for India, which is the rendering of the Arabic version, as also of the Vulgate. Josephus has identified it with the Golden Chersonese, i.e., the Malay peninsula. It is now generally identified with Abhira, at the mouth of the Indus. Much may be said, however, in favour of the opinion that it was somewhere in Arabia.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Ophir.

Hiram 4Solomon 3Jehoshaphat 1

Near Ophir.

All 10 verses that name Ophir.

1 Kings 3

  • 1 Kings 9:28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
  • 1 Kings 10:11And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
  • 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 29:4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

2 Chronicles 2

  • 2 Chronicles 8:18And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
  • 2 Chronicles 9:10And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

Job 2

  • Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
  • Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

Psalms 1

  • Psalms 45:9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

Isaiah 1

  • Isaiah 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

Questions about Ophir.

Where is Ophir in the Bible?

Ophir is an island about 1,650 km (1,025 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Ophir named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Ophir in 10 verses, in 6 books, from 1 Kings 9:28 to Isaiah 13:12.

Which people are named with Ophir in the Bible?

The verses that name Ophir also name Hiram, Solomon and Jehoshaphat.

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