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ophir |
3 definitions found From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Ophir, CO (town, FIPS 55870) Location: 37.85688 N, 107.82893 W Population (1990): 69 (35 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81426 Ophir, UT (town, FIPS 56750) Location: 40.36968 N, 112.25429 W Population (1990): 25 (30 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Ophir (1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Gen. 10:29). (2.) 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. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Ophir, fruitful region
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