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Ophir

«Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir/ Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine, / With a cargo of ivory, / And apes and peacocks,/Sandalwood, cedarwood and sweet white wine.»
«I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Ophir, wedge, wedges
«Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Ophir, the Queen
«And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.»
«And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, / And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, / And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, / And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.»
«And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.»
«And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, / Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, / And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, / And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.»
«Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: Ophir
«And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: fetched, Four Hundred, Ophir
«It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: onyx, Ophir, valued