Ophir (biblical region)
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Ophir is a legendary biblical region famed for its great wealth, especially its abundant gold, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a source of King Solomon’s riches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ophir (biblical region) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6682946 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ophir (biblical region) Context triple: [Ophir Hall, namedAfter, Ophir (biblical region)]
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A.
Gilʿad
Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.
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B.
Beer-sheba area
The Beer-sheba area is a biblical region in the southern Levant, centered around the ancient city of Beersheba and associated with early Israelite settlement and tribal territories.
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C.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
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D.
Bashan
Bashan is a historically significant region east of the Jordan River, renowned in biblical texts for its fertile lands, strong cities, and mighty cattle.
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E.
Geshur
Geshur was a small Aramean kingdom east of the Jordan River, known from the Hebrew Bible as the maternal homeland and refuge of King David’s son Absalom.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ophir (biblical region) Target entity description: Ophir is a legendary biblical region famed for its great wealth, especially its abundant gold, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a source of King Solomon’s riches.
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A.
Gilʿad
Gilʿad is a biblical region east of the Jordan River, traditionally associated with the ancient Israelite tribes and noted for its rugged terrain and balm-producing plants.
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B.
Beer-sheba area
The Beer-sheba area is a biblical region in the southern Levant, centered around the ancient city of Beersheba and associated with early Israelite settlement and tribal territories.
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C.
Urim
Urim is an ancient Israelite sacred object, traditionally paired with the Thummim, used by priests for divination and seeking God’s guidance.
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D.
Bashan
Bashan is a historically significant region east of the Jordan River, renowned in biblical texts for its fertile lands, strong cities, and mighty cattle.
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E.
Geshur
Geshur was a small Aramean kingdom east of the Jordan River, known from the Hebrew Bible as the maternal homeland and refuge of King David’s son Absalom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical location
ⓘ
legendary region ⓘ place in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
1 Kings
ⓘ
2 Chronicles ⓘ Genesis ⓘ Isaiah ⓘ Job ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phoenician trade
ⓘ
Solomonic trade ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
proverbial source of fine gold
ⓘ
symbol of extreme wealth ⓘ |
| describedAs | legendary biblical region famed for great wealth ⓘ |
| etymologyStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Kingdom of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ |
| goldComparedIn | Book of Job ⓘ |
| goldDescribedAs |
highly valued
ⓘ
very fine ⓘ |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | great value ⓘ |
| goldUsedAsMetaphorFor | purity ⓘ |
| hasVariantTransliteration |
Ofir
ⓘ
Ophir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant gold
ⓘ
almug wood ⓘ precious stones ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Biblical Hebrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew
|
| mentionedIn |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
|
| possibleLocationHypothesis |
India
ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Yemen ⓘ eastern Africa ⓘ
linked to:
East Africa
southern Arabia ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Arabia
|
| religiousTextType | biblical toponym ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | source of luxury imports for Israelite monarchy ⓘ |
| sourceOfWealthFor | King Solomon ⓘ |
| status |
location uncertain
ⓘ
possibly mythical ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biblical scholarship
ⓘ
historical geography debates ⓘ |
| timePeriodAssociatedWith |
10th century BCE (traditional biblical chronology)
ⓘ
reign of King Solomon ⓘ |
| transportLinkedWith | ships of Tarshish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ophir (biblical region) Description of subject: Ophir is a legendary biblical region famed for its great wealth, especially its abundant gold, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a source of King Solomon’s riches.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.