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Ophir

Ophir's father was Joktan . His paternal grandfather was Eber . He had twelve brothers named Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Havilah and Jobab. Ophir is no longer alive.

General Notes
- Its existence being duly noted in the pre Islamic Arabian inscriptions, this tribe's area of settlement is given by them as lying between Saba in Yemen and Hawlan (or Havilah). The name has been preserved in that of the coastal town of Ma'afir in south-west Arabia.
  (Refs: IDB 3:605-6. NBD 911.JA 1.vi.4. P 129)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Shem  ^*
  - b.  1548 d.  2158
  
  Arphaxad
  - b.  1658 d.  2096
  
  Shelah
  - b.  1693 d.  2126
  
  Eber
  - b.  1723 d.  2187
  
  Joktan
  
  Ophir
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)