“... In the first book of Kings, Solomon's Red Sea ventures are noted in three instances (I Kgs. 9:26—29; 10:11-12, 22, with significant variants in the parallel passages in [...] 8:17-18, 9:10-11, 21); two of these mention Ophir as the destination, while the third merely notes the use of "ships of Tarshish," presumably large "freighters" (like the "Byblos" and "Coptos" ships used by the early Egyptian voyagers to the Land of Punt). [...] This entire enterprise indeed recalls the Egyptian expeditions to Punt, from the time of Sahure (ca. 25th century B.C.) down to Ramesses III (12th century B.C.). The products brought back by the expedition of Queen Hatshepsut in the fifteenth century B.C. included virtually all those sought by Solomon, and many more— incense and incense trees, and such exotic animals as giraffes. [...] Where are these lands to be located? The animals, trees, and products of Punt would all point to the northern coast of Somalia, between Djibouti and Cape Guardafui, and though opinions are divided widely, it is here that the "emporium" of Ophir is preferably to be sought. ...”