Ophir Famous for its trade in the days of Solomon, 1 Kings 9:28; 1Ki 10:11; 1 Kings 22:48, and for its gold of especial purity. Cf. Job 22:24; Job 28:16; Psalms 45:9; Isaiah 13:12. Its locality has been much disputed; it has been identified, at different times, with regions in India, East Africa, and the south coast of Arabia. In the present context it is evidently connected with Arabia.

Havilah See Genesis 2:11 and Genesis 25:18. Possibly a district in north-east Arabia.

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