3 others in the registry answer to the name Tarshish. Every Tarshish in the Bible
place
Tarshish
תַּרְשִׁישׁ
Tarshish, a distant maritime city known for its ships, wealth, and trade, possibly located in southern Spain (1Kgs. 10:22; Isa. 23:1; Jonah 1:3).
- verses
- 20
- first named
- 1 Kings 10:22
- last named
- Jonah 4:2
- feature
- island
- coordinates
- 40.05°N · 9.08°E
Sardinia (OpenBible)
Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.
Description
Tarshish in the text
Tarshish was a distant maritime city or region mentioned in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. It was known for its ships, which were used in long-distance trade (1Kgs. 10:22; 2Chr. 9:21). The "ships of Tarshish" became a symbol of wealth and commercial power (Isa. 2:16; 23:1, 14; 60:9; Ezek. 27:25). Tarshish was a source of silver, iron, tin, and lead (Jer. 10:9; Ezek. 27:12). It was also associated with other distant and exotic locations, such as Sheba and Seba (Ps. 72:10). The exact location of Tarshish is uncertain, but many scholars believe it was situated in southern Spain, possibly near the ancient Phoenician colony of Tartessus. In the book of Jonah, the prophet attempts to flee from God's presence by sailing to Tarshish, emphasizing its distance from Israel (Jonah 1:3). The wealth and splendor of Tarshish are used as a metaphor for God's judgment (Isa. 23:6, 10; Ezek. 38:13). Despite its prominence, Tarshish would ultimately be subject to God's sovereignty (Ps. 48:7).
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The pattern
Where Tarshish is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
20 verses across 7 of 66 books; 59 write the name nowhere. Named in 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (3), Psalms (2), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3) and Jonah (2).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 20, across 7 books. The name is written 24 times in them.
Onward
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Where they appear
What happened here
Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Psalms 48Its ships are wrecked by a wind from the east.
- Psalms 72Tarshish is named among the distant shores sending tribute.
- Isaiah 23Tarshish was summoned to wail, cultivate its land like the Nile, and endure the loss of its harbor.
- Isaiah 60Tarshish leads the ships bringing children, silver, and gold from afar.
- Isaiah 66Tarshish is named among the distant nations to which survivors are sent to proclaim the LORD’s glory.
- Jeremiah 10Tarshish supplied the hammered silver used in the idols’ making.
- Ezekiel 27Tarshish exchanged metals for Tyre’s wares and later carried its merchandise by ship.
- Jonah 1Tarshish was the destination Jonah chose while fleeing from the presence of the LORD.
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