Bible Location
Meaning: fruitful region · 10 cross references · Modern-day map available
Ophir is the distant source region famed in the Bible for fine gold and luxury goods. It is important because it represents wealth obtained through long-range trade and becomes a symbol of rare value and royal splendor. First appears in 1 Kgs 9:28.1
Place meaning
fruitful region
Coordinates
27.50, 67.50
First appears
1 Kgs 9:28
AI summary: Ophir matters less for what is known precisely about its location and more for what it represents in Scripture. It is the place from which exceptional gold and other prized goods are associated with Solomon's wealth and with the language of preciousness in poetry and prophecy. Because of that, Ophir becomes a shorthand for costly treasure at the far edge of the known trading world. The cross references present it as a place-name of value, distance, and royal luxury.1
Place meaning
fruitful region
Latitude
27.50
Longitude
67.50
Bible references
10
Some region famous for its gold (1 Kings 9:28; 10:11; 22:48; Job 22:24; 28:16; Isa. 13:12). In the LXX. this word is rendered “Sophir,” and “Sofir” is the Coptic name for India, which is the rendering of the Arabic version, as also of the Vulgate. Josephus has identified it with the Golden Chersonese, i.e., the Malay peninsula. It is now generally identified with Abhira, at the mouth of the Indus. Much may be said, however, in favour of the opinion that it was somewhere in Arabia. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.