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Tharshish
(1 Kings 10:22; 22:48). See TARSHISH.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
In this more accurate form the translators of the Authorized Version have given in two passages— (1 Kings 10:22; 22:48)—the name elsewhere presented as Tarshish. A Benjamite, one of the family of Bilhan the house of Jediael. (1 Chronicles 7:10) only.
In the Bible
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Verses where Tharshish is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 7:10
The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.
- 1 Kings 10:22
For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
- 1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Scripture on Tharshish
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Entries that reference Tharshish
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Tharshish references
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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