23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
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And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-27)This paragraph has Adam for its first word and Abraham for its last. Between the creation of the former and the birth of the latter were 2000 years, almost the one-half of which time Adam himself lived. Adam was the common father of our flesh, Abraham the common father of the faithful. By the breach which the former made of the covenant of innocency, we were all made miserable; by the covenant of…
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