The origin of the Ophir family is in Eastern Europe (Poland,
mainly). The family pages will show the main family members. If you are interested in more
information - don't hesitate to contact me.
The origin of the OPHIR surname
The OPHIR surname was introduced into our family
in the 1950's when my father Rafi changed his name from Raphael Gutgold to
Raphael Ophir. It was aleged that the Gutgold surname originated from the
profession of the Gutgold family members which was goldsmith (hence, Gutgold or
"good gold"). The Ophir surname tries to preserve the meaning of the
surname with a modern Israeli word. To learn more on the Ophir word meaning, press
here.
Many modern Israeli families bear the OPHIR surname. Most of those families have
changed their original (foreign) surname to this Israeli modern word. In most
cases there is no family connection with "our" Ophir family.
We can track the GUTGOLD surname back to the 1800's.
Sadly, most family written records were lost in the Holocaust and during the
Imigration to Palestine (Israel).
GUTGOLD descendents >
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see the known GUTGOLD members of our family (without spouses) or here
(with spouses).
Dor and Adi Ophir ancestors
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to see Dor and Adi's ancestors.
Help us find missing ancestors
Finally, please help find our ancestors...
If you have any information on GUTGOLD, LIBRACH, GRANEK, ROZENBAUM surnames -
please contact me.
What is the meaning of OPHIR?
1 Seaport or region from which the ships of Solomon brought fine
gold in great quantity. Sandalwood, precious stones, ivory, apes, and
peacocks were also part of the triennial cargo. The location of Ophir is
unknown. It has been variously identified with NE Africa, SE Arabia, and
India, but the present tendency is to identify it with SW Arabia (the
modern Yemen) and possibly the neighboring African coast.
2 Son of Joktan. (© Electric
Library's Free Encyclopedia)"
"a country of uncertain location, possibly
southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and
precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.(©
infoplease)"
Ophir in the free encyclopedia Wikipedia
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