Ophir
A written article for Ophir is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ophir appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.
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Ophir
Original word
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אוֹפִיר ophirH211
Where Ophir appears in Scripture
וְאֶת-אוֹפִר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אוֹפִירָה וַיִּקְחוּ מִשָּׁם זָהָב אַרְבַּע-מֵאוֹת וְעֶשְׂרִים כִּכָּר וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
וְגַם אֳנִי חִירָם אֲשֶׁר-נָשָׂא זָהָב מֵֽאוֹפִיר הֵבִיא מֵֽאֹפִיר עֲצֵי אַלְמֻגִּים הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָֽה׃
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט (עשר) עָשָׂה אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ לָלֶכֶת אֹפִירָה לַזָּהָב וְלֹא הָלָךְ כִּֽי-(נשברה) נִשְׁבְּרוּ אֳנִיּוֹת בְּעֶצְיוֹן גָּֽבֶר׃
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
וְאֶת-אוֹפִיר וְאֶת-חֲוִילָה וְאֶת-יוֹבָב כָּל-אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יָקְטָֽן׃
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים כִּכְּרֵי זָהָב מִזְּהַב אוֹפִיר וְשִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים כִּכַּר-כֶּסֶף מְזֻקָּק לָטוּחַ קִירוֹת הַבָּתִּֽים׃
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:
וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח-לוֹ חוּרָם בְּיַד-עֲבָדָיו (אוניות) אֳנִיּוֹת וַֽעֲבָדִים יוֹדְעֵי יָם וַיָּבֹאוּ עִם-עַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אוֹפִירָה וַיִּקְחוּ מִשָּׁם אַרְבַּע-מֵאוֹת וַֽחֲמִשִּׁים כִּכַּר זָהָב וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
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.
וְגַם-עַבְדֵי (חירם) חוּרָם וְעַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר-הֵבִיאוּ זָהָב מֵֽאוֹפִיר הֵבִיאוּ עֲצֵי אַלְגּוּמִּים וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָֽה׃
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
וְשִׁית-עַל-עָפָר בָּצֶר וּבְצוּר נְחָלִים אוֹפִֽיר׃
Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
לֹֽא-תְסֻלֶּה בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִיר בְּשֹׁהַם יָקָר וְסַפִּֽיר׃
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
בְּנוֹת מְלָכִים בְּיִקְּרוֹתֶיךָ נִצְּבָה שֵׁגַל לִֽימִינְךָ בְּכֶתֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
אוֹקִיר אֱנוֹשׁ מִפָּז וְאָדָם מִכֶּתֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.