俄斐

俄斐是聖經裏以盛產優質金子聞名的地方。早於約伯的日子(約主前1600)，“黃金”或“純金”幾乎是“俄斐的金塊”的等義詞(伯22:24；28:15-16)。詩篇裏45:9形容，當時的王族貴婦佩戴的都是俄斐的貴重金飾。以賽亞書13:11-12預告，巴比倫覆亡後再難看見暴君，說他們比俄斐的金子更罕見。

David donated 100 tons (3,000 talents) of Ophir gold for the Temple’s construction, currently valued at approximately $14.35 billion USD (1 Chronicles 29:1, 2, 4). Later, David’s son Solomon sent out fleets that regularly returned from Ophir with 14,000 kilograms (420 talents) of gold (1 Kings 9:26-28). 2 Chronicles 8:18 describes the same event, stating the gold totaled 15,000 kilograms (450 talents). Due to the similar wording, scholars believe the author of Chronicles may have cited Kings, making a copying error the most probable explanation. However, this does not invalidate the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, nor does this discrepancy affect the accuracy of salvation truth. Instead, it reminds us to be more meticulous when studying God’s Word.

除了盛產黃金，所羅門運來的許多檀香木和寶石也來自俄斐(王上10:11；代下9:10)。一百年後，約沙法王的他施船隊本打算到俄斐運金子回來，卻因為船隻在亞喀巴灣的以旬迦別毀壞，結果計劃被逼告吹(王上22:48；見他施4)。

然而，俄斐到底在什麼地方，至今仍難有定論。可能位於隔着紅海相對的也門或東非索馬里一帶，盛產黃金、檀香木和寶石(王上十11；代下九10)，也有人認爲是在印度。