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

Thematic Bible



and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon.

Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.


So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.

three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,

I make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.

Daughters of kings are among thy precious ones, A queen hath stood at thy right hand, In pure gold of Ophir.

It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,


And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;

and they come in to Ophir and take thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and bring it in unto king Solomon.

and Huram sendeth to him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants knowing the sea, and they go with servants of Solomon to Ophir, and take thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and bring in unto king Solomon.

And also, servants of Huram, and servants of Solomon, who brought in gold from Ophir, have brought in algum-trees and precious stone.


and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab; all these are sons of Joktan;

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


Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.


And also, the navy of Hiram that bore gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir almug-trees very many, and precious stone;


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