Bible Location
Meaning: pure gold; gold of Phasis or Pison · 2 cross references · Modern-day map available
Uphaz was the distant source-region from which fine gold was said to come. It is important because it signals the far-reaching trade networks assumed in prophetic imagery. First appears in Jer 10:9.1
Place meaning
pure gold; gold of Phasis or Pison
Coordinates
22.00, 77.00
First appears
Jer 10:9
AI summary: Uphaz matters because prophetic language often depends on known luxury origins to convey splendour and irony. The name represents distant wealth brought into the world of crafted images and precious display. The cross references present Uphaz as a far-off gold region in the commerce of beauty and critique.1
Place meaning
pure gold; gold of Phasis or Pison
Latitude
22.00
Longitude
77.00
Bible references
2
Probably another name for Ophir (Jer. 10:9). Some, however, regard it as the name of an Indian colony in Yemen, southern Arabia; others as a place on or near the river Hyphasis (now the Ghana), the south-eastern limit of the Punjaub. 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.
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.