OPHIR
(1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Gen. 10:29). (2.) Some region famous for its gold (1-Kings 9:28;10:11;22:48; Job 22:24;28:16; Isa. 13:12). In the LXX. this word is rendered "Sophir," and "Sofir" is the Coptic name for India, which is the rendering of the Arabic version, as also of the Vulgate. Josephus has identified it with the Golden Chersonese, i.e., the Malay peninsula. It is now generally i......