Ophir in the Bible

Meaning: fruitful region

Exact Match

And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.

and they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence, gold, four hundred and twenty talents, - and brought it to King Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCoinageCommerceWeights Of GoldTalents

Moreover also, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in, from Ophir sandal-wood in great abundance, and precious stones.

Verse ConceptsGoldSeafaringCommerceShips For TradingJewellery

and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these, were the sons of Joktan.

three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, - and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the recesses.

Verse ConceptsTalentsOverlaid With GoldOverlaid With SilverVolunteering

And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCoinageOfficersSeafaringThe NavyCommerceMariners

(And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought sandal-wood and precious stones.

And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

Verse ConceptsBrooks

namely, wood; silver, which is brought out of Tarshish, and beaten to plates; and gold from Ophir, a work that is made with the hand of the craftsman and the caster, clothed with yellow silk and scarlet: even so is the work of their wise men altogether.

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Thematic Bible



They came to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.


Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.



And place your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks [considering it of little value],

namely, 3,000 talents of gold from the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;


I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold,
And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.


Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;
At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.


“It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir,
In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire.


Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood (sandalwood) and precious stones.

They came to Ophir and took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

And Huram (Hiram) sent him, by his servants, ships and servants familiar with the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

The servants of Huram and those of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought almug trees and precious stones.


and Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.


Jehoshaphat had [large cargo] ships of Tarshish constructed to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.


Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a great quantity of almug wood (sandalwood) and precious stones.


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