Goldwork technology at the Arabian Peninsula. First data ...
Ophir, unidentified region famous in Old Testament times for its fine gold. The geographic list of Genesis 10 apparently places it in Arabia, but in the time of Solomon (c. 920 bc), Ophir was thought of as being overseas.Gold, almug (or algum) wood (i.e., sandalwood), ivory, monkeys, and peacocks were procured there.Many areas of the Arabian Peninsula have been proposed as the site of Ophir ...