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Uphaz in the Bible.

Uphaz is an island in the Bible, about 1,650 km (1,025 miles) south-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 2 verses, from Jeremiah 10:9 to Daniel 10:5.

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About Uphaz.

Probably another name for Ophir (Jer. 10:9). Some, however, regard it as the name of an Indian colony in Yemen, southern Arabia; others as a place on or near the river Hyphasis (now the Ghana), the south-eastern limit of the Punjaub.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 2 verses that name Uphaz.

Jeremiah 1

  • Jeremiah 10:9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Daniel 1

  • Daniel 10:5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

Questions about Uphaz.

Where is Uphaz in the Bible?

Uphaz 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 Uphaz named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Uphaz in 2 verses, in 2 books, from Jeremiah 10:9 to Daniel 10:5.

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