Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Obal, Abimael, Sheba,
Their dwelling place was from Mesha all the way to Sephar, the hill country of the east.
The name of the first is Pishon; it encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
They lived from Havilah as far as Shur, which is east of Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He died in the presence of all his relatives.
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never made it there, for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber.
They went to Ophir and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of gold there and brought it to King Solomon.
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab were the sons of Elpaal.
Those of the priests were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin;
and their brothers, heads of the houses of their fathers, one thousand seven hundred and sixty very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
Then you will lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx or the sapphire.
Kings’ daughters are among your honorable women; at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Then Saul struck the Amalekites from Havilah until you come to Shur, which is near Egypt.