Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan’s sons.
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
The region where they lived extended from Mesha toward Sephar in the eastern mountains.
The name of the first river is Pishon. This is the one that winds throughout Havilah, where there is gold.
His descendants lived as nomads from the region of Havilah to Shur, which is near Egypt, in the direction of Assyria. They all fought with each other.
Jehoshaphat made Tarshish-style ships to go to Ophir for gold. But they didn’t go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.
they went to Ophir, got 31,500 pounds of gold, and brought it to King Solomon.
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.
From the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jachin,
Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem.
and lay your gold down in the dust, and put your gold from Ophir among the pebbles in the rivers,
It can’t be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire.
The daughters of kings are among your noble ladies. The queen takes her place at your right hand and wears gold from Ophir.
I will make people harder to find than pure gold and human beings more rare than gold from Ophir.
Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt.
