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Ophir

Uncertain (Arabian or East African coast) · Old Testament · 12 verses

Ophir was a distant land renowned as a source of fine gold, reached by sea. Its exact location is uncertain, proposed along the Arabian or East African coasts. The name appears in Genesis, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 4 more in the King James text.

About Ophir

Ophir was a distant land renowned as a source of fine gold, reached by sea. Its exact location is uncertain, proposed along the Arabian or East African coasts.

Its place in the story

Solomon's fleet sailed to Ophir and brought back gold, precious stones, and rare woods. The gold of Ophir became proverbial for the finest quality. It appears in the table of nations as a descendant of Joktan.

Ophir in Scripture (KJV)

“And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.”
Genesis 10:29 (KJV)
“And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.”
1 Kings 9:28 (KJV)
“And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.”
1 Kings 10:11 (KJV)
“Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.”
1 Kings 22:48 (KJV)
“And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.”
1 Chronicles 1:23 (KJV)
“Even 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:”
1 Chronicles 29:4 (KJV)
“And 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 8:18 (KJV)
“And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.”
2 Chronicles 9:10 (KJV)

Ophir is named 12 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

The gold of Ophir adorned Solomon's temple and throne, part of the earthly splendor that pointed beyond itself to the greater glory of Christ's kingdom.

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Where is Ophir in the Bible?

Ophir was a distant land renowned as a source of fine gold, reached by sea. Its exact location is uncertain, proposed along the Arabian or East African coasts. The name appears in Genesis, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles and 4 more in the King James text.

What happened at Ophir?

Solomon's fleet sailed to Ophir and brought back gold, precious stones, and rare woods. The gold of Ophir became proverbial for the finest quality. It appears in the table of nations as a descendant of Joktan.

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