ōr. Mountain on which Aaron died near the city of Petra. There is now pointed out the rock which flowed for Moses (which Moses struck and gave water to the people).
ōbōth. Station of the children of Israel in the desert.
Osa. (In tribe of) lot of Aser.
Oram. (In tribe of) lot of Nephthali.
Opheir. Where gold was brought by Solomon as (we read) in (the book of) Kings. One of the descendants of Eber was named Oupheir whose sons (coming) "from the river Kōphenos in inhabited India and the nearby Syrias" (from the river Kophene dwelled in the region of India called Ieria) according to Josephus. (I believe) this region is properly named from him.
Ôn. City of Samaria. The Hebrew had (written) Aun. Aquila and Symmachus (interpret) "useless." Theodotion "unjust."
ōlō. City of priests.
ōronaeim. City of Moab in Jeremia (as Jeremia has written).
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