Ophir (biblical region)
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Ophir is a legendary biblical region famed for its great wealth, especially its abundant gold, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a source of King Solomon’s riches.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical location
ⓘ
legendary region ⓘ place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
1 Kings
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2 Chronicles ⓘ Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaiah NERFINISHED ⓘ Job NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenician trade
ⓘ
Solomonic trade ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
proverbial source of fine gold
ⓘ
symbol of extreme wealth ⓘ |
| describedAs | legendary biblical region famed for great wealth ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Kingdom of Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldComparedIn | Book of Job NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goldDescribedAs |
highly valued
ⓘ
very fine ⓘ |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | great value ⓘ |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | purity ⓘ |
| hasVariantTransliteration |
Ofir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ophir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant gold
ⓘ
almug wood ⓘ precious stones ⓘ |
| languageContext | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| possibleLocationHypothesis |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTextType | biblical toponym ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | source of luxury imports for Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| sourceOfWealthFor | King Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
location uncertain
ⓘ
possibly mythical ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical scholarship
ⓘ
historical geography debates ⓘ |
| timePeriodAssociatedWith |
10th century BCE (traditional biblical chronology)
ⓘ
reign of King Solomon ⓘ |
| transportLinkedWith | ships of Tarshish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ophir Hall