Ophir in the Bible

Meaning: fruitful region

Exact Match

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

They came to Ophir, and fetched from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCoinageCommerceWeights Of GoldTalents

The navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.

Verse ConceptsGoldSeafaringCommerceShips For TradingJewellery

So Hiram sent ships to him by his servants along with crews of experienced seamen. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, took from there 17 tons of gold, and delivered it to King Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCoinageOfficersSeafaringThe NavyCommerceMariners

In addition, Hiram’s servants and Solomon’s servants who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

Then shall you lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as 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.

Verse ConceptsColors, BlueGoldSilverSkillToolsWisdom, Human NatureCommercePurple ClothesSkilled Peopleartistscraftsmanship

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