Tar’shish, (Heb. תִּרשַׁישׁ, Tarshish’, subdued [Gesen.] or established [Fürst]; Sept. Θάρσεις [but Καρχηδών in Isaiah 23; Καρχηδόνιοι in Ezekiel; θάλασσα in Isaiah 2; 16]; Vulg. usually Tharsis; A.V. “Tharshish,” 1 Kings 10:22; 22:48; 1 Chronicles 7:10; once Heb. תִּרשַׁישָׁה, Tarshishah’, 1 Chronicles 1; 7), the name of three men, of a country, and of a gem.
1. Second-named of the four sons of Javan, the son of Japheth (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7). B.C. post 2514. He may have been the founder of the city noticed below. SEE ETHNOLOGY.
2. Sixth-named of the seven sons of Bilhar, the grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:10). B.C. post 1875.
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Author: McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia
Keywords: Tarshish
Bible reference(s): Genesis 10:4, 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 22:48, 1 Chronicles 1:7, 1 Chronicles 7:10, 2 Chronicles 9:21, 2 Chronicles 20:36, 2 Chronicles 20:37, Esther 1:14, Psalms 48:7, Psalms 72:10, Isaiah 2:16, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:6, Isaiah 23:10, Isaiah 23:14, Isaiah 60:9, Isaiah 66:19, Jeremiah 10:9, Ezekiel 27:12, Ezekiel 27:25, Ezekiel 38:13, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 4:2
Source: John McClintock and James Strong, Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature.
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