Tarshish
Tarshish appears in 16 verses of the Bible, from 2 Chronicles to Jonah.
- Island · Bible atlas
- Near Huelva, 3900 km west of Jerusalem
- Likely identification
- 8 proposed sites
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Key passages
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The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
2 Chronicles 9:21 · Read the chapter -
The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
Psalms 72:10 · Read the chapter -
This message came to me concerning Tyre: Wail, you trading ships of Tarshish, for the harbor and houses of Tyre are gone! The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true.
Isaiah 23:1 · Read the chapter -
They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal blue and purple robes made by expert tailors.
Jeremiah 10:9 · Read the chapter -
I looked, and each of the four cherubim had a wheel beside him, and the wheels sparkled like beryl.
Ezekiel 10:9 · Read the chapter -
But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the Lord by sailing to Tarshish.
Jonah 1:3 · Read the chapter
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