Ophir ( ; Hebrew: ??????? Modern Ã, Ofir , Tiberian Ã, 'ÃÆ'â € p? ÃÆ'®r ) is the port or region mentioned in the Bible, famous for its richness. King Solomon received gold, silver, sandalwood, pearls, ivory, apes, and peacocks from Ophir every three years.
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Biblical references
Ophir in Genesis 10 (Table of Nations) is said to be the name of one of Joktan's sons. The Books of Kings and Chronicles tells of a joint expedition to Ophir by King Solomon and king Tyra Hiram I of Ezion-Geber, a port on the Red Sea, which brought back large amounts of gold, precious stones and 'algum wood' and the expedition then failed by king Jehoshyafat of Judah. The famous 'Golden Ophir' is referred to in several other books of the Hebrew Bible.
The early Christian tradition
The New Testament Apocrypha Cave of Treasures contains a passage: "And the sons of Ophir, that is, Send, were appointed to be their king Lophoron, who built Ophir with golden stones; there's a golden Ophir. "
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Archeology
In 1946 a pottery fragment was found in Tell Qasile (in modern-day Tel Aviv) dating from the 8th century BC. In the Paleo-Hebrew text, the text "gold from Ophir to/for Beth-Horon [...] 30 shekels " The finding confirms that Ophir is the place where gold is imported from, although its location is still unknown.
Theorized or conjectural locations
India
The Bible Dictionary by Sir William Smith, published in 1863, records the Hebrew word for the Thukki parrot, derived from the Classical Tamil for the peacock Thogkai > and Cingalese "tokei", joining other classical Tamil words for ivory, cotton and apes preserved in the Hebrew Bible. The location theory of Ophir in Tamilakkam is further supported by other historians. Locations on the beach of Kerala that allegedly Ophir include Poovar and Beypore.
Earlier in the 19th century, Max MÃÆ'¼ller and other scholars identified Ophir with Abhira, near the Indus River in the state of Gujarat, modern India. According to Benjamin Walker Ophir is said to have become an Abhira tribe.
Africa
Bible scholars, archaeologists, and others have tried to determine the exact location of Ophir. Vasco da Gama's companion Tomà ©  © Lopes reasoned that Ophir would become an ancient name for Zimbabwe Besar in Zimbabwe, the main center of sub-African trade in gold in the Renaissance period - though the ruins of Great Zimbabwe are now dated in the Middle Ages. era, long after Solomon was said to have lived. The identification of Ophir with Sofala in Mozambique is mentioned by Milton at Paradise Lost (11: 399-401), among many other literary and scientific works.
Another possibility, more seriously, is the African Red Sea coast, with a name likely to be from the Afar who lives in the Danakil desert (Ethiopia, Eritrea) between Adulis and Djibouti.
Afri is a Latin name used to refer to the Carthaginians, who live in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. This name, which later gave Africa's rich African province and the later Medieval Ifriqiya, originated from where the name of the African continent was finally revealed, appears to have been referring to the original Libyan tribe initially, however, see Terence for discussion. This name is usually associated with Phoenician far , "dust", but the 1981 hypothesis has confirmed that it comes from the Berber ifri (plural ifran ) means "cave", referring to cave dwellers. It is proposed to be the origin of Ophir as well.
America
Theologian Benito Arias Montano (1571) proposed the discovery of Ophir on behalf of Peru, arguing that the natives of Peru were of the offspring of Ophir and Sem.
Other assumptions
In 1568 Alvaro MendaÃÆ' Â ± the first European to discover the Solomon Islands, and named them that way because he believed they were Ophir.
In the Jewish tradition, Ophir is often associated with a place in India, named for one of Joktan's sons. The 10th-century lexicographer, David ben Abraham al-Fasi, identified Ophir with Serendip, an old Persian name for Sri Lanka (aka Ceylon).
In the literature
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cantata They will all come from Saba, BWV 65 Aria Gold from Ophir is too bad.
Ophir is the subject of the novel H. Rider Haggard King Solomon's Mines , which places the lost city in South Africa.
H P Lovecraft mentioned Ophir in his short story "The Cats of Ulthar", in The Tryout magazine 'November magazine.
Charles Beadle published the three-part series, Ophir Land , in the porridge magazine Adventure , issues March 10, 20 & amp; 30, 1922.
Ophir is also a kingdom in the series of Robert E. Howard's story Conan the Barbarian ; see Hyborian Age for more information.
Some novel Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs takes place inside and around the lost Opar town, deep in the jungles of Africa - with Opar seems to be another name for Ophir. The city appears in the Tarzan and Jewels of Opar (1916), Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1923) ), and Tarzan the Invincible (1930).
Philip JosÃÆ'Â © Farmer took the theme of Tarzan's books and wrote his own two books, taking place at Opar at the height of his successes thousands of years ago: Hadon from Ancient Opar and Flight to Opar .
Wilbur Smith's The Sunbird novel is set in ancient Ophir (called Opet ) and its modern ruins, located in modern Botswana.
Ophir is the name of Nordic Utopia in the novel M. M. Scherbatov in 1784 "Putishestvie v zemliu ofirskuiu" ("Voyage to Ophir").
Clive Cussler's The Navigator locates Ophir mines on the east coast of the United States, postulates a pre-Columbian trip by the Phoenicians.
Ophir is also referenced in the book Alexander Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo . "... But these two tears soon disappear, God must send an angel to collect them as something more precious in His eyes than the richest pearls in Gujarat or Ophir."
John Masefield's poem "Kargoes" refers to Solomon's trade with Ophir. "Quinquereme of Nineveh from far Ophir '
Ophir is the goal of adventure in The Mistress of the World (1919) and Legend of the Lost (1957) movies.
Ophir is the name of a board game created by Jason D. Kingsley and Charles Wright in early 2015. This is published by Terra Nova Games .
Ophir is a suspected archaeological discovery site near Aden, in the novel Biggles Forms A Syndicate (1961), by W. E. Johns
The name appears in two poems Emily Dickinson, "Sister of Ophir" and "Brother of Ophir," written two years apart.
The name in turn appeared in Hart Crane's poem, "To Emily Dickinson."
In his novel, "King Solomon's Pilot", Jerold Richert finds Ophir in the Indian mainland, and fictitiously shows his naming.
See also
- Tarshish, another Biblical location providing Solomon with wealth.
- Ophur, Chicago, IL based on rock band circa 1997 - 2004
- Karl Mauch, an explorer who accidentally discovered the Great Zimbabwe when looking for Ophir.
Note
References
Further reading
- Edward Lipi? skiing (2004). Itineraria Phenicia Studia Phenicia 18 . Peeters Publishers. ISBN: 978-90-429-1344-8.
External links
- Ground exploration in Sopara and Kalyan, India
- Ã, Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ophir". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica (issue 11). Cambridge University Press.
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