Tarshish (2)
Tarshish is a island mentioned in 5 verses. Its most likely location is not a proper name (a class of trading ships). The name means “contemplation; examination.”
Where is Tarshish?
Approx. 37.2719, -6.9442 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| not a proper name (a class of trading ships) | special | Medium |
| another name for Tarshish 1 | settlement | Low |
Verses that mention Tarshish
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- 1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber.
- Psalms 48:7
Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind.
- Isaiah 2:16
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures.
- Isaiah 60:9
Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.