Editing Ophir (section)

====Americas====
In a letter written in May 1500, [[Peter Martyr d'Anghiera|Peter Martyr]] claimed that Christopher Columbus identified [[Hispaniola]] with Ophir.<ref>De orbe novo decades</ref>

The theologian [[Benito Arias Montano]] (1571) proposed finding Ophir in the name of [[Peru]], reasoning that the native Peruvians were thus descendants of Ophir and [[Shem]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Shalev|first1=Zur|title=Sacred Geography, Antiquarianism and Visual Erudition: Benito Arias Montano and the Maps in the Antwerp Polyglot Bible|journal=Imago Mundi|date=2003|volume=55|page=71|doi=10.1080/0308569032000097495|s2cid=51804916|url=http://research.haifa.ac.il/~zshalev/Articles/IMundi-2003-Montano.pdf|access-date=2017-01-17|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225102322/http://research.haifa.ac.il/~zshalev/Articles/IMundi-2003-Montano.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[California Gold Rush]] boomtown, [[Ophir, California|Ophir]], was renamed<ref>{{Cite web |title=OPHIR |url=https://www.parks.ca.gov/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=CA State Parks |language=en}}</ref> after "the biblical source of [[Solomon]]'s treasure."<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Kings 10:11 (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. |url=https://biblehub.com/1_kings/10-11.htm |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=biblehub.com}}</ref>

[[Ophir, Oregon]], is an unincorporated community on the coast in Curry County.