Uphaz
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| Type | island and mine and region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Ufaz |
| Most likely | another name for Ophir (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 18.217° N, 42.500° E |
| Mentioned in | 2 verses |
| First mention | Jeremiah 10:9 |
Uphaz is an island and mine and region and settlement named in 2 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Ophir (low confidence; 1 other proposal below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Ophir | low (32%) | 18.217° N, 42.500° E |
| not a place (referring to the gold’s quality) | low (18%) | — |
Verses
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 10:9Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz— the work of a craftsman from the hands of a goldsmith. Their clothes are blue and purple, all fashioned by skilled workers.
Daniel
- Daniel 10:5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.