During the Tribulation one third of the ships will be destroyed during the 2nd Trumpet judgment (Revelation 8:9) and Tarshish must therefore be agreat shipping nation in the lastdays. There seems to have been a special relation between Tarshish and Tyre, as there was at one time between Tartessus and Phoenicians. 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? 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). If Spain were Tarshish then one would expect that she and her colonies would be a major maritime and military power in the last days along with her young lions in South America but the opposite is the case. These are Russia ,Turkey. We understand that Tarshish was west of Israel leading some historians to believe it was located in what is today south-west Spain, especially as the Phoenicians had important colonies in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, rich in minerals with Cadiz as a vital trading port. Classical sources starting with Homer (8thcenturyBC), and the Greek historians Herodotus (484425BC) and Diodorus Siculus (d.30BC) said the Phoenicians were exploiting the metals of the west for these purposes before they set up the permanent colonies in the metal-rich regions of the Mediterranean and Atlantic. However, it seems that one of those metals was not plentiful in Spain and that metal was tin. Ezekiel 27:12. The ships of Tarshish were carriers of your (Tyre's) merchandise. [20] Some modern scholars identify Tarshish with Tartessos, a port in southern Spain, described by classical authors as a source of metals for the Phoenicians, while Josephus' identification of Tarshish with the Cilician city of Tarsus is even more widely accepted. This chapter is an end time prophecy concerning the re-birth of Israel:Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; and the ships of Tarshish will come first, to bring your sons from afar, their gold and silver with them, to the name of the Lord your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you (Isaiah 60:9). About this period we hear of ships in naval warfare. This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 14:00. Isaiah 23:1 The burden of Tyre. Fourth-named of the seven "princes" of Persia in the time of Artaxerxes ( Es 1:14 ). The developments in Turkey bear careful watch as its leader seeks to establish a more radical Sunni state and support actions to impede the Shiite ambitions of Iran. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Silver and iron were minerals that could be found in many locations in the area of the Mediterranean Sea. Sheba, Dedan and the Merchants of Tarshish. Ships of Tarshish were no doubt ships actually built for the Tarshish trade (2 Chronicles 20:36 Jonah 1:3), but the expression became a general designation for large sea-going vessels to any quarter. If it's Spain, the young lions would have to be Mexico, parts of South America, etc. 1st Chronicles 7:6-10 tells of a descendant of Benjamin named Tarshish. There is a very close similarity of name between them, Tartessus being merely Tarshish in the Aramaic form. The Bible definitely gives the indication that Tarshish was far away from Israel. The Oracle of Balaam (Numbers 24:24) looks forward to a day when a fleet from Kittim should take the sea for the destruction of Assyria. "(4) skaphe, "boat" (Acts 27:16, 30, 32, where it means the small boat of the ship in which Paul was being conveyed as a prisoner to Rome).Cognate expressions are: "shipmen," 'anshe 'oniyoth (1 Kings 9:27); nautai (Acts 27:27, 30 the King James Version, "sailors" the Revised Version (British and American)); "mariners," mallachim (Jonah 1:15 Ezekiel 27:9, 27, 29), shaTim (Ezekiel 27:8 the King James Version, "rowers" the Revised Version (British and American); Ezekiel 27:26, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American)); "pilot," chobhel (Jonah 1:6 Ezekiel 27:8, 27, 28, 29); "sailing," "voyage," plous (Acts 21:7; Acts 27:9, 10, the Revised Version (British and American) "voyage" in all verses).I. The basis of the trade is a long standing agreement between the Tartessians and the Celts from the British Isles(Spain -Thenandnow). I. of Meshech (also spelled Meshek) and Tubal were sons of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah who survived the flood with him ( Genesis 10:1-2 ). The storm not abating, they were driven past the Pillars of Hercules, and at last, by some special guiding providence, reached Tartessus. One view locates Tarshish to the East, accessible from Solomon's great seaport at Ezion Geber on the Red Sea. Daniel 8:22. They gave you silver, iron, and tin for your goods (Ezekiel 27:12). Tiras. 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. Gen 10:4-5 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. Tarshish was a nation that was rich in minerals and supplied the known world in the 6th century BC through the markets at the coastal city of Tyre. Ezekiel 38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, shall tell you, Have you come to take the spoil? For, it was the ships of Great Britain who brought the first of the Jewish refuges from a war torn Europe, to their promised land in Palestine. 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. 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. Nineveh was located at the intersection of important north-south and east-west trade routes, and its proximity to a tributary of the Tigris, the Khawar River, added to the value of the fertile agricultural and pastoral . 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." General References:Of general references to shipping and seafaring life there are comparatively few in the Old Testament. When Job compares his days to "the swift ships" ("the ships of reed" the Revised Version margin), the allusion is most likely to Egypt's, these being skiffs with a wooden keel and the rest of bulrushes, sufficient to carry one person, or at most two, and light, to travel swiftly (9:26). Ezekiel 38:13. [19][20] It is described as a source of various metals: "beaten silver is brought from Tarshish" (Jeremiah 10:9), and the Phoenicians of Tyre brought from there silver, iron, tin and lead (Ezekiel 27:12). TARSHISH tr' shsh ().KJV alternately THARSHISH thr' shsh. Ezekiel 38:13 imparts several important clues to the reader. Ezekiel also, foretelling the overthrow of Egypt, speaks of messengers traveling with the news on swift Nile boats to strike terror into the hearts of the "careless Ethiopians" (30:9). (established ). The Jews like the Egyptians and the Assyrians had a natural shrinking from the sea, and Ecclesiasticus interprets their feeling when he says: "They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel" (43:24).III. display: none !important; Spain is not connected to Arabia whereas Britain and America have been the great oil-producing and oil marketing merchants. Put is Libya. The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wastreplenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas (Ezekiel 27:25). No other nation in history has created an empire of colonies like the British Empire. 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. They are also associatedwith Sheba and Dedan whosedescendants populated theArabian Peninsula. Ezekiel 38:8, 16 notifies that this is a prophecy that finds fulfillment in the last days. King Solomon's silver? [20], According to Rashi, a medieval rabbi and commentator of the Bible, quoting Tractate Hullin 9lb, 'tarshish' means the Tarshish Sea of Africa.[21]. Ezekiel regards them as the caravans that bore the merchandise of the mistress of the sea (Ezekiel 27:25). 5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every . It is from Tyre and Egypt and even Assyria and Babylonia, rather than from their own waters, that the Hebrew prophets and psalmists drew their pictures of seafaring life.II. Here, Tarshish is certainly a large island, and cannot be confused with Tarsus (Thompson and Skaggs 2013). Throughout history the family of Javan have been merchants, traders and colonizers. . : Southern Phoenician hacksilber hoards and the location of Tarshish. 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. Elat, M. (1982). As a Persian name the word stands in relation with Teresh (2,221; 6:2), and with Tirshatha; all probably from the . In the time of our Lord's ministry in Galilee the shores of the Sea were densely peopled, and there must have been many boats engaged in the fishing industry. In this case, however, the ships are not war ships, but more probably merchant ships, or ships for pleasure, sailing in the Euphrates. ", Tarshish is placed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea by several biblical passages,[18] and more precisely: west of Israel. Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars (Ezekiel 27:4-6). Thus, with regard to the ships of Tarshish, which Jehoshaphat caused to be constructed at Ezion-geber on the Elanitic Gulf of the Red Sea, (. Ancient evidencegoes back to TheHistories byHerodotus who wroteabout 450BC and isknown as the Fatherof Ancient History. Tarshish. It occurs 24 times, originally as a land of people descended from a man named Tarshish in Genesis 10:4 (also 1 Chronicles 1:7). What is Tarshish called today? Tarshish is mentioned in the prophecies of Scripture as having an important role in the last days. If we are in the last daysthen this would point to the UnitedStates since they control the oceanswith the greatest navy in the world. Herein, how far is Tarshish from Joppa? Herodotus indicated that he had no evidence of the North Sea on the north of Europe. (1 Chronicles 7:6&10 KJV) Wikipedia is wrong on Benjamin's . In the olden days, it was one of the largest and most affluent cities. At the end of July, Tarshish, who has been working alongside people with disabilities since before the ADA's passage, was among the more than 1,000 people who gathered at the Minnesota History. 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. They will be the first to bring the redeemednation of Israel back to the landwhen Christ returns (Isaiah 60:9). Tarshish. On another occasion, when the crowds were still greater, He went into a boat and sat "in the sea" with the multitude on the sloping beach before Him (Mark 4:1 Luke 5:3). '(3) cephinah, "innermost parts of the ship" the Revised Version (British and American), "sides of the ship" the King James Version (Jonah 1:5, the only place where the word is found).In Apocrypha ploion, is the usual word (The Wisdom of Solomon 14:1; Ecclesiasticus 33:2, etc. 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). Some have pointed out thatthere is a mining town in Spaincalled Tharsis but this is a recentdevelopment and obviously animported name by a British miningcompany. That Tarshish was situated in the west is evident from . 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. (2) One of the "seven princes" at the court of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:14 Massoretic Text). Which country is Tarshish today? The Rio Tinto mine just north of Huelva was first worked by the Phoenicians and still produces copper. Sixth-named of the seven sons of Bilhar, the grandson of Benjamin ( 1Ch 7:10 ). 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. Its one of those words that we often skip over because it seems insignificant or hard to pronounce. As He was by the seashore a great concourse of people from all parts made it desirable that "a small boat" (ploiarion) should be in attendance off the shore to receive Him in case of need, though He does not seem to have required it (Mark 3:9). 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). This is shown by the nature of the imports with which the fleet returned, which are specified as "gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks ." (1 Kings 10:21) Tarshish remained a viable and identifiable location for many centuries, until at least the 6th century BC. 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. ), (1) A distant port from which silver, iron, tin, lead, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks were brought to Palestine (cf. [Eds. 3rd. [6] Recent research into hacksilver hoards has also suggested Sardinia. Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. Solomon's ships were so styled ( 1Kings 10:22 ; 22:49 ). 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. Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. Contrary to translations that have been rendering Assyrian tar-si-si as 'Tarsus' up to the present time, Thompson argues that the Assyrian tablets inscribed in Akkadian indicate tar-si-si (Tarshish) was a large island in the western Mediterranean, and that the poetic construction of Psalm72:10 also shows that it was a large island to the very distant west of Phoenicia. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Isaiah 2:16 For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery. Esarhaddon, Aur Babylon E (AsBbE) (=K18096 and E6262 in the British Museum and Istanbul Archaeological Museum, respectively) preserves "All the kings from the lands surrounded by sea from the country Iadanana (Cyprus) and Iaman, as far as Tarsisi (Tarshish) bowed to my feet." The Psalmist takes it as a proof of the power of Yahweh that He breaks the ships of Tarshish with an east wind (Psalm 48:7). Unique Circular Format - see more in less space. One of these minerals was tin. Thompson, C.M. In the Acts of the Apostles:It is Paul's voyages which yield us the knowledge that we possess from Biblical sources of ships in New Testament times. PO Box 4216 Among the Hebrews(1) In Early Times(2) During the Monarchy(3) In Later Times2. Gonzalez de Canales, F.; Serrano, L.; & Llompart, J. In The Wisdom of Solomon 14:6 Noah's ark is called a schedia, a "clumsy ship" (the literal translation "raft" in the Revised Version (British and American) is impossible).In the New Testament there are four words in use:(1) naus (Acts 27:41, the only place where it occurs, designating the large sea-going vessel in which Paul suffered shipwreck). (After the capture of Jerusalem the emperor Titus returned to Italy in such a vessel, touching at Rhegium and landing at Puteoil.) Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares. Cornwall was the only major source of tin in Europe for the past 2,500 years. (2010). commentators have thought Tarshishwas Tartessus which appears inGreek mythical writings. [In] Gitin, et al. Semitic Languages: Outline of a Comparative Grammar. The first time it is mentioned in scriptures as a place, it states that King Solomon sent his ships there to trade. He was going in the total opposite direction that God told him to go, on a boat travelling as far as they go. In his day all of Africa west of Egypt was called Libya and south of Egypt was called Ethiopia. 2 Chronicles 9:21 For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years came the ships of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important geo . I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity" ( Jonah 4:2 ). TARSHISH (Heb. Lipiski, E. (2004). Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It was a major center of trade and commerce in the ancient world. In addition, Tarshish and the young lions must be connected to Sheba and Dedan (Arabia) in the last days. Answer (1 of 3): Gog is the Land of Magog, the Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. Tarshish was also the name of a short-lived political party, The classic short story "Ship of Tarshish" by, Beitzl, B. Spain colonized South America but Britain colonized the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more places. 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.. Jeremiah 46:9 Go up, you horses; and rage, you chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and . Thus, Jonah flees to Tarshish from the presence of Yhwh (Jonah i. Sir Peter le Page Renouf (18221897)[25] thought that "Tarshish" meant a coast, and, as the word occurs frequently in connection with Tyre, the Phoenician coast is to be understood. 3. Although huperetes, was "an underrower" and huperesia, "the crew of a ship" as contrasted with kubernetes, "the sailing-master," the derived meaning of "servant" or "officer" has lost in the New Testament all trace of its origin (Matthew 5:25 Luke 1:2 and many passages; compare stellein, and sustellein, where the idea of "furling" or "shifting a sail" is entirely lost: 1 Corinthians 7:29 2 Corinthians 8:20).Figurative:In Hebrews the hope of the gospel is figured as "an anchor. sure and stedfast, and entering into that which is within the veil" (6:19, especially with Ebrard's note in Alford, at the place). Marayong NSW 2148 ), "seems not to have been used in ancient navigation; its purpose was served by the sail, as for example at the battle of Actium the ship of Antony was distinguished by its purple sail. It appears that this name also is used without reference to any locality. one If we can locate Tarshish in the ancient world we can identify Tarshish in the last- days prophecies. 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. Sheba: see Ezekiel 27:22: this Sheba was southward, and contains all of that coast which assisted Gog. Ezekiel, in 587BC described all of the commodities sold in the market place of Tyre and stated that. It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important geo . Tiras: . SHIPS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE APOCRYPHA1. It may be a reminiscence of the sea when Paul in the very earliest of his Epistles (1 Thessalonians 4:16), speaking of the coming of the Lord, says "The Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout" en keleusmati), where the picture is that of the keleustes, giving the time to the rowers on board a ship. 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"). Some think there was a Tarshish in the East, on the Indian coast, seeing that "ships of Tarshish" sailed from Eziongeber, on the Red Sea (, Probably Tartessus, a city and emporium of the Phoenicians in the south of Spain, represented as one of the sons of Javan. One of the connections with Biblical prophecy is found in Isaiah 60. The names Tyre and Sidon were famous in the ancient Near East. Where is Tarshish today? In the late Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age, tin was a necessary ingredient for making bronze. The metals were reportedly obtained in partnership with King Hiram of Phoenician Tyre (Isaiah23), and fleets of ships from Tarshish. Lipiski, E. (2002). It was originally known as Ninua, a great trade centre. Tarshish appears to be a wealthy trading community on the extremity of the Mediterranean world. 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. 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. Others say Tarshish was on the Iberian Peninsula, like the Southern Coast of Spain. THE HEBREWS AND THE SEAII. Tarshish may have settled nearby in today's Lebanon. 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. Javan listed as the fourth son of Japheth. Archealogical research in Cornwall recently identified ancient harbour facilities along with evidence of ancient structures. We have already noted the historical record which assumes that Tartessus was in Spain and that Tarshish was Tartessus however, it also acknowledged that tin was sourced from Cornwall as follows: Tin came primarily from Cornwall in the British Isles, and was brought back by the Phoenicians; it was combined with copper, abundant in south west Spain, to produce bronze. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. The obvious answer is Saudi Arabia, ancient Sheba and Dedan! 9 La reine de Sba apprit la renomme de Salomon, et elle vint Jrusalem pour l'prouver par des nigmes. Jonah 4:2 He prayed to Yahweh, and said, "Please, Yahweh, wasn't this what I said when I was still in my own country? Tyre (in modern-day Lebanon) is one of the oldest cities in the world, dating back over 4,000 years, during which it has been inhabited almost continuously. She is freighted with the most varied cargo, the produce of the lands around, her customers, or as they are called, her traffickers, being Tarshish in the far West, Sheba and Arabia in the South, Haran and Asshur in the East, Javan, which is Greece, and Togarmah, which is Armenia, in the North. Spain colonized South America but Britain colonized the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more places. Thompson and Skaggs[10] argue that the Akkadian inscriptions of Esarhaddon (AsBbE) indicate that Tarshish was an island (not a coastland) far to the west of the Levant. The location Tharsis in Spain is probably so named by the. Its importance stems in part from the fact that Hebrew biblical passages tend to understand Tarshish as a source of King Solomon's great wealth in metals especially silver, but also gold, tin, and iron (Ezekiel27). We should note that Cassiterite is tin dioxide from which tin is extracted. Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. The name of a place which first comes into notice in the days of Solomon. Among Neighboring Nations(1) Egypt(2) Assyria and Babylonia(3) Phoenicia3. September 22, 2018 by admin Filed under For Him. This seemingly rules out Spain as Tarshish and the Latin American countries as the young lions. Beth Togarmah is Asia Minor. Some think there was a Tarshish in the East, on the Indian coast, seeing that " ships of Tarshish" sailed from Ezion-geber, on the Red Sea ( 1 . Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, a Sanscrit or Aryan word, meaning "the sea coast.". Sometime in the geological past, great fissures occurred in the granite. Fausset's Bible Dictionary says that the ancient city of Tarshish is located in Southern Spain. In James 3:4 Revelation 8:9; Revelation 18:17;, it is rendered "ship. Isaiah 23:10 Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. The second son of Javan, Genesis 10:4. .hide-if-no-js { Tarshish also occurs 25times in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible with various meanings: This is repeated in 2Chronicles20:37 preceded by the information that the ships were actually built at Ezion-geber, and emphasizing the prophecy of the otherwise unknown Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah against Jehoshaphat that "Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made." It was a Phoenician colony, and was the most celebrated emporium in the west to which the Hebrews and Phoenicians traded. . to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 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. Ezekiel 38:13 places Tarshish in the epic event. The ships of Tarshish will suffer during the judgments of the Day of the Lord (Isaiah 2:16; Psalm 48:7). The Greeks excelled with colonies in the Black Sea, Asia Minor and around the Mediterranean. 1915. The prophecy of Psalms 48 was fulfilled in 1948. They are recorded for us in the Acts by Luke, who, as Sir William Ramsay puts it, had the true Greek feeling for the sea (St. Paul the Traveler, 21). The land of Kittim is Cyprus, and in the references in Isaiah it is associated with Tyre and the ships of Tarshish. Tarshish must have been established prior to the 10th century BC. Robbers by land on three sides, pirates by sea on the fourth, in a confederacy . The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. ); and perhaps a nation founded by him ().It is thought that most of the names in the table of nations refer to groups as well as to individuals from whom they were descended; this person presumably is the progenitor of a Mediterranean people. No other nation in history has created an empire of colonies like the British Empire. Tarshish is mentioned in a prophecy in the Book of Isaiah 60:1-12. . 2. Tartessus, an ancient city between two mouths of the Guadalquiver, in the south of Spain. 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