Editing Ophir (section)

==Biblical references==
Ophir in [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] 10 (the [[Table of Nations]]) is said to be the name of one of the sons of [[Joktan]].{{efn|This is also stated in ''[[1 Chronicles]] 1:22''}} The [[Books of Kings]] and [[Books of Chronicles|Chronicles]] tell of a joint expedition to Ophir by [[Solomon|King Solomon]] and the [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyrian]] king [[Hiram I]] from [[Ezion-Geber]], a port on the [[Red Sea]], that brought back large amounts of gold, precious stones and '[[Algum|algum wood]]' and of a later failed expedition by king [[Jehoshaphat]] of Judah.{{efn|The first expedition is described in ''[[1 Kings 9]]:28; 10:11; [[1 Chronicles 29]]:4; [[2 Chronicles 8]]:18; 9:10'', the failed expedition of Jehoshaphat in ''[[1 Kings 22]]:48''}}  The famous 'gold of Ophir' is referenced in several other books of the Hebrew Bible.{{efn|''[[Book of Job]] [[Job 22:24|22:24]]; 28:16; [[Psalm 45:9]]; [[Isaiah 13]]:12''}}

In the [[Septuagint]], other variants of the name are mentioned: ''Ōpheír'', ''Sōphír'', ''Sōpheír'' and ''Souphír''.{{sfn|Mahdi, The Dispersal of Austronesian boat forms in the Indian Ocean|1999|p=154}}

The [[New Testament apocrypha]] book ''[[Cave of Treasures]]'' contains a passage: "And the children of Ophir, that is, Send, appointed to be their king Lophoron, who built Ophir with stones of gold; now, all the stones that are in Ophir are of gold."<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Book of The Cave of Treasures by Ephrem the Syrian: Translated from the Syriac Text of The British Museum|last=Badge|first=William|publisher=The Religious Tract Society|year=1927|location=London|pages=32|via=Google Books}}</ref>