Ophir (sometimes spelled Ofir) is a region mentioned in the Bible that was famous for its wealth. It may also refer to: People Ophir is used as a first and last name among people of Jewish heritage and others. One of the common Hebrew translations for Goldman and Goldstein: Ophir, one of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:29) Ophir Pines-Paz, the interior minister of Israel, a Knesset member and one of the prominent members of the Israeli Labor Party Ofir Netzer, Israeli artistic gymnast Ophira Eisenberg, Canadian comedian and writer Adi Ophir, an Israeli philosopher at Tel Aviv University Shaike Ophir was an Israeli film actor, mime and comedian, considered one of the most important entertainers in Israel from the 1950s up to the 1980s Places United States Ophir, Alaska, an abandoned gold-rush town Ophir, California, a town Ophir, Colorado, a town Ophir, Kentucky, a town Ophir, Oregon, an unincorporated community Ophir, Utah, a town Mount Ophir, California, a ghost town Other places Colonia Ofir, a Russian settlement in Uruguay Mount Ophir, a mountain in Johor, Malaysia Ophir, New South Wales, a locality where gold was first discovered in Australia in 1851 Ophir, New Zealand, a small town in Central Otago Ophir, Ontario, a farming community in Canada Ophir Chasma, a canyon on the planet Mars Other uses SS Ophir (ship), a British steel twin-screw ocean liner, built in 1891 Ophir Award, the most important Israeli film award named after Shaike Ophir Ophir Energy, oil and gas exploration company Ophir (Conan), a nation in the fictional world of Conan the Barbarian See also Orphir, Orkney, Scotland