Found in the land of Havilah (Gen. 2: 11); used in the tabernacle (Ex. 24 - 40), in the temple (1 Kgs. 6 - 9). and in Solomon’s house (1 Kgs. 10: 16-21). Many instances are given in the O.T. of its use for purposes of ornament. Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir being the countries from which it was brought (1 Kgs. 9: 28; 1 Kgs. 10: 2). It is figuratively mentioned in 2 Tim. 2: 20; Rev. 3: 18; Rev. 14: 14; Rev. 21: 15, 18. It formed part of the offering made by the “wise men” to the infant Savior (Matt. 2: 11).