Robbers by land on three sides, pirates by sea on the fourth, in a confederacy . When God commanded Jonah to go preach to Nineveh (500 miles NE of Israel), he headed to Tarshish, which was as far in the other direction as he could go (see Jonah 1:1-3). There is a very close similarity of name between them, Tartessus being merely Tarshish in the Aramaic form. The name of a place which first comes into notice in the days of Solomon. Genesis 10:4 1 Chronicles 1:7. Answer (1 of 9): Tarshish - great-grandson of Benjamin; a "king" from the House of Judah, son of Bilhan, son of Jediael, son of Benjamin, son of Israel/Jacob - displaced during the 597 BC Seige of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The Spanish Empire was a dominant world influence between the late 15th century and the early 19th century. Tarshish and the United Monarchy of Israel. More than once Jesus made special use of a boat. Wail, you inhabitants of the coast! Herodotus indicated that he had no evidence of the North Sea on the north of Europe. They themselves quitted the island; and, anxious to reach Egypt, made sail in that direction, but were carried out of their course by a gale of wind from the east. In this version of the tale, the queen has a name: Makeda. Tarshish and the problem of Phoenician colonization in the western Mediterranean. (a) As regards rigging, the Phoenician ships of the time of Ezekiel, as seen in Assyrian representations, had one mast with one yard and carried a square sail. It is also interesting to note that one of Javan's sons Tarshish has become what is today modern day Spain. Ezekiel 38:13. Esther 1:14 mentions in passing a Persian prince named Tarshish among the seven princes of Persia. to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? Mosul is its modern day name. (3) In Later Times.As Solomon had the cooperation of Hiram in securing material and craftsmen for the building of the first Temple, so Joshua and Zerubbabel by the favor of Cyrus obtained timber from Lebanon, and masons and carpenters from Sidon and Tyre for the building of the second. The prophecies concerning Tarshish best fit Britain. In the 19th century there were 400 mines in Cornwall employing 18,000 people. There are three schools of thought where Tarshish is concerned. 1 Chronicles 7:10 forms part of a genealogy mentioning in passing a Jewish man named Tarshish as a son of a certain Bilhan. Isaiah 2:16 For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery. They were stored in Tyre and resold, probably to Mesopotamia. The location inSpain is doubtful because Bible Another clue comes from Ezekiel in the Lamentation for Tyre: Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. The merchants of Tarshish; the inhabitants of the sea-coast westward, and Magog north. Pharaoh-necoh built up a powerful navy to serve him both in commerce and in war.SeePHARAOH-NECOH.Of explicit references to Egyptian ships in the Old Testament there are but few. Where did the minerals from Tarshish come from? 1st Chronicles 7:6-10 tells of a descendant of Benjamin named Tarshish. Tiras is the seventh and youngest son of Japheth in the Bible. You were filled and very glorious in the midst of the seas. Hence we may infer that the word Tarshish was also used to signify any distant place, and in this case would be applied to one in the Indian Ocean. Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. Thompson, C.M. The evidence would indicate that Tarshish in ancient times was Great Britain for the following reasons: [su_box title=Conclusion style=bubbles box_color=#e09900 title_color=#000000]We therefore conclude that Britain, as the Tin Isles of ancient times is Tarshish, and that the merchants of Tarshish and the young lions thereof are the offshoots of Britain that will have a major role during the Tribulation period. 3. For in the first place the name Eridanus is manifestly not a barbarian word at all, but a Greek name, invented by some poet or other; and secondly, though I have taken vast pains, I have never been able to get an assurance from an eye-witness that there is any sea on the further side of Europe. The season for navigation in those seas in ancient times was from April to October. Javan had four sons of whom Tarshish was the second. (, From the book of Chronicles there would seem to have been a Tarshish accessible from the Red Sea, in addition to the Tarshish of the south of Spain. Of the presumably larger vessel, also an Alexandrian corn ship bound for Rome, which had wintered in Melita, and which afterward took on board the shipwrecked party (Acts 28:11), "the sign" (parasemon) is given, and she is called "The Twin Brothers." Tarshish is also the name of a modern village in the Mount Lebanon District of Lebanon . Nevertheless, different sources have referred to it as a city, a mountain, even a river the Guadalquivir. Under the ruthless and ambitious King Nebuchadnezzar II, the sprawling settlement in modern-day Iraq grew into a major city as large as Chicago, and boasted towering temples, ornately tiled palaces and imposing city walls thick enough for two chariots to pass . to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great spoil? Ezekiel's description (chapter 27, with Davidson's notes) brings together more of the features of the ship of antiquity than any other that has come down to us. T. K. Cheyne (18411915) thought that "Tarshish" of Genesis 10:4[26] and "Tiras" of Genesis 10:2[27] are really two names of one nation derived from two different sources, and might indicate the Tyrsenians or Etruscans.[28]. Ezekiel 38:8, 16 notifies that this is a prophecy that finds fulfillment in the last days. Limited Time Offer! Again we see that the exact alignment of nations predicted in Ezekiel 38 is in place today. The expression "ships of Tarshish" originally meant ships destined to go to Tarshish; and then probably came to signify large Phoenician ships, of a particular size the description, destined for long voyages, just as in English "East Indiaman" was a general name given to vessels, some of which were not intended to go to India at all. He was going in the total opposite direction that God told him to go, on a boat travelling as far as they go. Kittim is referred to in the three greater Prophets (Isaiah 23:1, 12 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6). The Jewish-Portuguese scholar, politician, statesman and financier Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508 A.D.) described Tarshish as "the city known in earlier times as Carthage and today called Tunis ." One possible identification for many centuries preceding the French scholar Bochart (d. Was Jonah swallowed by a whale? Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. "Copper, tin, silver, and iron: The search for metallic ores as an incentive for foreign expansion". Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. One of these minerals was tin. Control of this precious metal which the Tartessians combined with copper to produce bronze, allows the Tartessians to live in great comfort. 2). There is no other known such concentration of silver hoards in contemporary Mediterranean, and its date-range overlaps with the reigns of King Solomon (990931BC) and Hiram of Tyre (980947BC). Other candidates for the name "Tarshish" in Biblical-Prophetic terms exist include America as discussed below. He found a ship bound for Tarshish as far toward the West as Nineveh to the East. Sheba: see Ezekiel 27:22: this Sheba was southward, and contains all of that coast which assisted Gog. They gave you silver, iron, and tin for your goods (Ezekiel 27:12). The boats were probably of a size and build similar to the few employed on the Lake today, which are between 20 and 30 ft. in length and 7 ft. in breadth. Tarshish in the latter days must have young lions of nations that are her offspring. They will be the first to bring the redeemednation of Israel back to the landwhen Christ returns (Isaiah 60:9). Solomon landed his timber and other materials for the Temple at Joppa, and tradition has handed down what is called "Solomon's Harbor" there. Tarshish. At the height of its glory in the 7th and 6th centuries B.C.E., the ancient city of Babylon was the largest and wealthiest in the world. General Editor. There are more than twenty references in the Old Testament to Tarshish (pronounced as: Tar-ish), but where in the world was the land of Tarshish? (2) Assyria and Babylonia.The Assyrians and Babylonians were mainly an inland people, but their rivers gave them considerable scope for navigation. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. Tarshish may have settled nearby in today's Lebanon. It was at Ezion-geber near to Eloth on the Red Sea, in the land of Edom which David had conquered, that Solomon built his fleet, "a navy of ships" (1 Kings 9:26-28). It could be used by Ezekiel to represent the nations of western Europe that will join Saudi Arabia in denouncing the invasion. Tarshish must have been established prior to the 10th century BC. The name of this place first comes to notice in the days of Solomon. The sail had also to serve "for an ensign" (lenes, Ezekiel 27:7). TARSHISH (Heb. SHIPS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT1. "The flag proper," says Davidson (ad loc. James, showing the power of little things, adduces the ships, large though they be, and driven by fierce winds, turned about by a very small "rudder" (pedalion), as "the impulse of the steersman willeth" (James 3:4). Howl, you ships of Tarshish! Jonah 1:3; 4:2. There is consensus that it existed somewhere in the area between Huelva, Cdiz and Seville, but who the inhabitants were we do not know. It is also true thatthe mountains of Wales, just north of Cornwall have been a source of all the mineralslisted in Ezekiel 27:12. (1 Chronicles 7:6&10 KJV) Wikipedia is wrong on Benjamin's . Genesis 10:1-2. Beth Togarmah is Asia Minor. [22], Rufus Festus Avienus the Latin writer of the 4th century AD, identified Tarshish as Cadiz. The queen is first mentioned in I Kings 10:1-13 and in II Chronicles 9:1-12 in the Bible, then in the later Aramaic Targum Sheni, then the Quran, and finally the Ethiopian work known as the Kebra Negast; later . 483. Archealogicaldiggings have failed to produce anyevidence of it in Spain. Thus, since there was such substantial trade with the continent known today as America, "the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof" must include the "young lions" of the United States, along with those of Britain and kindred folk in northern Europe. 2 Chronicles 20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works. (Book 3, para 115). Gen 10:4-5 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 1. This agrees perfectly with the statement of Ibn Hankal, who no doubt reports the opinion of the Arabian geographers, that Phoenicia maintained a direct intercourse with Britain in later ", Phoenician presence in the western Mediterranean, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, "King Solomon's silver? The Jewish-Portuguese scholar, politician, statesman and financier Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508 A.D.) described Tarshish as "the city known in earlier times as Carthage and today called Tunis." One possible identification for many centuries preceding the French scholar Bochart (d. The Merchants of Tarshish. Tarshish is thought to be located in modern-day Spain or Portugal. It is conceived of in Hebrew literature as remote (Isaiah 66:19 Jonah 1:3; Jonah 4:2), as rich (Psalm 72:10 Jeremiah 10:9), as powerful in commerce (Ezekiel 38:13). 9 La reine de Sba apprit la renomme de Salomon, et elle vint Jrusalem pour l'prouver par des nigmes. The word "launch," of putting a boat or a ship into the sea, has disappeared from the Revised Version (British and American), except in Luke 8:22, where it is more appropriate to an inland lake. It was also a victory of sorts over Britain, for it was her sailing ships that left the coast when the United Nations pronounced the independence of Israel. (2) During the Monarchy.It is not till the time of the monarchy that the Hebrews begin to figure as a commercial people. This indicates that Tartessus was in the Atlantic which would best apply to Britain. The end of the known world in his day was beyond the Pillars of Hercules which stand on either side of the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic which was described as the ocean. Ezekiel 38:13 places Tarshish in the epic event. It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important . commonassociation of the metal withthe western Mediterranean. The reason for this was not simply the tempestuous character of the weather, but the obscuration of the heavens which prevented observations being taken for the steering of the ship (Acts 27:20).3. 3, iv. A possible explanation is the influence of British mining concerns which owned the giant Rio Tinto Company with mines between Huelva and Tharsis in the 19th century. Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars (Ezekiel 27:4-6). The ancient capital of Saudi Arabia is still called Dedan on many maps today. Where is biblical Tarsus located? They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber. [4][10], The editors of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, first published in 1962, suggest that Tarshish is either Sardinia or Tartessos. 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every . The size of the vessel is indicated by the fact that there were 276 persons on board, crew and passengers all told (Acts 27:37). "Tarshish is ancient Tartessus in the present-day nation of Spain. nine Of theextreme tracts of Europe towards the west I cannot speak with any certainty; for I do not allow that there is any river, to which the barbarians give the name of Eridanus, emptying itself into the northern sea, whence (as the tale goes) amber is procured; nor do I know of any islands called the Cassiterides (Tin Islands), whence the tin comes which we use. Silver and iron were minerals that could be found in many locations in the area of the Mediterranean Sea. In the Gospels2. The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. Thompson, C.M. The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. Speaking of Yahweh's wonders to be performed toward His people after Babylon had been overthrown, the prophet declares: "Thus saith Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring down all of them as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing" (Isaiah 43:14). The fact that a British mining company in the 19th century called it Tharsis is more likely to point to Britain being Tarshish. 3rd. If we can identify the source of these metals in the ancient world (6th century BC) then we can be certain about which country is Tarshish in the last days. Isaiah 66:19 "I will set a sign among them, and I will send such as escape of them to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the islands afar off, who have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the nations. Theyoung lions, or offspring,join with Tarshish to challenge theinvasion of Israel by Russia, Iran,Turkey, Libya and Sudan in thelast days. The Greeks excelled with colonies in the Black Sea, Asia Minor and around the Mediterranean. The Rio Tinto mine just north of Huelva was first worked by the Phoenicians and still produces copper. Most Bible maps showTarshish somewhere on the westcoast of Spain. AUSTRALIA, There is no doubt Cornwall was the source of tin from the earliest times and that, It is possible that copper was mined in Spain but tin from Britain was mixed with it to make bronze. The location of Tarshish has been lost to time and has given rise to much discussion. The early colonizing nations were the Phonecians and the Greeks. That Tarshish was situated in the west is evident from . [1], The existence of Tarshish in the western Mediterranean, along with any Phoenician presence in the western Mediterranean before c. 800BC, has been questioned by some scholars in modern times, because there is no direct evidence. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Tarshish, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tarshish, The name of a place which first comes into notice in the days of Solomon. Not only is that name connected with the tribe of Benjamin, but it is the ancient name of a city in southern Spain. However, tin only came from a select few places. "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". Gonzalez de Canales, F.; Serrano, L.; & Llompart, J. 1915. However, it seems that one of those metals was not plentiful in Spain and that metal was tin. Tarshish was said to have exported vast quantities of important metals to Phoenicia and Israel. (2003). When God sent Jonah as a missionary to the capital, Nineveh, the prophet balked. Of internal navigation, beyond the fishing-boats on the Sea of Galilee which belong exclusively to the New Testament, the ferry boat on the Jordan (2 Samuel 19:18, `abharah) alone receives notice, and even that is not perfectly clear (the Revised Version margin "convoy," but a "ford" is doubtless meant). Ezekiel 27:25 The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas. (Ezekiel 27:25; emphasis added) What About Tarshish Today? Tarshish (Phoenician: TR, Hebrew: Tar, Greek: , Tharseis) occurs in the Hebrew Bible with several uncertain meanings, most frequently as a place (probably a large city or region) far across the sea from Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) and the Land of Israel.Tarshish was said to have exported vast quantities of important metals to . THE HEBREWS AND THE SEAII. The location Tharsis in Spain is probably so named by the. The land of Meshech is closely associated with that of Tubal, especially in a prophecy of Ezekiel. The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. In Other BooksLITERATUREIn the Old Testament the following words are found:(1) The word most commonly used in Hebrew for "a ship" is 'oniyah (Proverbs 30:19 Jonah 1:3, 4), of which the plural 'oniyoth is found most frequently (Judges 5:17 1 Kings 22:48 f, and many other places).The collective term for "a navy of ships" is 'oni (1 Kings 9:26; 1 Kings 10:22, 'oni Tharshish, "a navy (of ships) of Tarshish"; but Isaiah 33:21, 'oni shayit, a "galley with oars"). 27:12). It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important geo . Among Neighboring Nations:(1) Egypt.The Egyptians, like other nations of antiquity, had a great horror of the open sea, although they were expert enough in managing their craft upon the Nile. The Jewish-Portuguese scholar, politician, statesman and financier Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508 A.D.) described Tarshish as "the city known in earlier times as Carthage and today called Tunis." One possible identification for many centuries preceding the French scholar Bochart (d. The same book notes it as a striking example of the case of a divine and beneficent Providence that "men entrust their lives to a little piece of wood, and passing through the surge on a raft are brought safe to land" (Wisd 14:1-5). 2 Chroniques 9Louis Segond. Archealogical research in Cornwall recently identified ancient harbour facilities along with evidence of ancient structures. The Spanish-speaking South American nations are also weak and still developing. Tarshish was a son of Javan, who settled the area of Southern Greece. [In] Gitin, et al. One work states: Tin was a very important and valuable raw material for the ancient world. Tarshish was also the name of a short-lived political party, The classic short story "Ship of Tarshish" by, Beitzl, B. For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought lowAnd upon all the ships of Tarshish(Isaiah 2:12-16). I Kings 10:22; Jer. Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? The expression shows that it was in painting or relief; a figurehead, with the Twin Brothers represented, would be given by episemon. B.C. Hacksilber objects in these Phoenician hoards have lead isotope ratios that match ores in the silver-producing regions of Sardinia and Spain, only one of which is a large island rich in silver. "Boat" in 2 Maccabees 12:3, 6 is for skaphos, and "navy" in 1 Maccabees 1:17; 2 Maccabees 12:9; 14:1 for stolos. One view locates Tarshish to the East, accessible from Solomon's great seaport at Ezion Geber on the Red Sea. 2 Chronicles 20:36 and he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion Geber. The Queen of Sheba is the monarch mentioned in the Bible and then in later works who travels to Jerusalem to experience the wisdom of King Solomon (c. 965-931 BCE) of Israel first-hand. of Proud member Experts have positioned it as far away as India in the east and the far coast of Spain in the west. (Spain -Thenandnow). On shipping and navigation in classical antiquity Smith of Jordanhill, Voyage and Shipwreck of Paul, is still the standard authority.T. (2) ploiarion, "a little boat" (Mark 3:9 and two other places, John 6:22; 21:8). One of the connections with Biblical prophecy is found in Isaiah 60. Herodotus tells the story of a boat that was driven by a storm past the Pillars of Hercules and ended up in Tertessus: The crew, informed by Corobius of all the circumstances, left him sufficient food for a year. Marayong NSW 2148 While this is just a comic series it is based on fact as Encyclopedia Wikipedia states: Britain was not unknown to the Classical world. Tarshish is currently the name of a village in the Mount Lebanon District of Lebanon. Jeremiah 10:9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men. In Other Books:In 2 Corinthians 11:25 Paul mentions among sufferings he had endured for Christ's sake that thrice he had suffered shipwreck, and that he had been "a night and a day in the deep," implying that he had been in danger of his life clinging to a spar, or borne upon a hurriedly constructed raft. Tarsus is an ancient city on the alluvial plain of ancient Cilicia, the birthplace of St. Paul (Acts of the Apostles 22:3). Ezekiel 27:12. American scholars William F. Albright (18911971) and Frank Moore Cross (19212012) suggested Tarshish was Sardinia because of the discovery of the Nora Stone, whose Phoenician inscription mentions Tarshish. The land of Kittim is Cyprus, and in the references in Isaiah it is associated with Tyre and the ships of Tarshish. have you assembled your company to take the prey? Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. Legends grew up around it over time so that its identity has been the subject of scholarly research and commentary for more than two thousand years. It was one of the most important, and at times the dominant, city of Phoenicia, whose citizens claimed it had been founded by the great god Melqart. The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish. Here, Tarshish is certainly a large island, and cannot be confused with Tarsus (Thompson and Skaggs 2013). The biblical phrase "ships of Tarshish" refers not to ships from a particular location, but to a class of ships: large vessels for long-distance trade. Tarsus, city, south-central Turkey. It was Simon Maccabeus, however, who built its harbor, and the harbor at Joppa was "the first and only harbor of the Jews" (G. A. Smith, HGHL, 136). Reference to the minerals silver, iron, tin, and lead has been linked with Spain since extensive mining has been conducted in the mountains of south-western Spain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. Attempts have been made to identify it with Tarsus of Cilicia, but they are not convincing. The coast line of the land of Israel from Carmel southward had no bays and no estuaries or river-mouths to offer shelter from storm or to be havens of ships. ), translated "vessel" in The Wisdom of Solomon 14:1, but "ship" elsewhere. King Solomon's silver? This is still reputed to be the "Merchants of Tarshish" today by some Christian sects. Spain colonized South America but Britain colonized the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more places. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. What is Tarshish called today? Tarshish (Phoenician: .mw-parser-output .script-phoenician{font-family:"ALPHABETUM Unicode","MPH 2B Damase",Aegean,Code2001,"Noto Sans Phoenician",FreeSans,"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif} TR, Hebrew: Tar, Greek: , Tharseis) occurs in the Hebrew Bible with several uncertain meanings, most frequently as a place (probably a large city or region) far across the sea from Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) and the Land of Israel. (1 Kings 10:21) Tarshish remained a viable and identifiable location for many centuries, until at least the 6th century BC. The same place-name occurs in the Akkadian inscriptions of Esarhaddon (the Assyrian king, d.669BC) and also on the Phoenician inscription of the Nora Stone in Sardinia; its precise location was never commonly known, and was eventually lost in antiquity. Nineveh, the oldest and most-populous city of the ancient Assyrian empire, situated on the east bank of the Tigris River and encircled by the modern city of Mosul, Iraq. The prophecy of Psalms 48 was fulfilled in 1948. "For the king (Solomon) had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks" (1 Kings 10:22).Tarshish is the name of the Phoenician colony on the river Tartessus, called also Baetis, the modern Guadalquivir. No other nation in history has created an empire of colonies like the British Empire. General ReferencesIII. 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