TARSHISH

tärˈshĭsh, in the Bible. 1 Eponym of a country distant from Palestine which cannot be accurately identified; Cyprus, Spain, and Tarsus (S Asia Minor) have been suggested. Traditionally, Tarshish is identified with Spain—with the region and city of Tartessus, a Phoenician settlement of S Spain. Scholars suggest that the biblical "ships of Tarshish" held cargo for metal-manufacturing centers on the Mediterranean coast. 2 Counselor of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. 3 Benjamite in First Chronicles.

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books on: Tarshish  - 449 results

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White Wall of Spain: The Mysteries of Andalusian Culture
Book by Allen Josephs; University of West Florida Press, 1990
Subjects: Andalusia (Spain)--Civilization
...wealth, both real and symbolic, of Tarshish. In Psalm 48, a psalm of liberation...verse: "Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind." In Psalm 72, a...enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents...
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge - Vol. 8
Book by Samuel Macauley Jackson, George William Gilmore; Funk and Wagnalls, 1910
Subjects: Theology--Encyclopedias
...traffic was carried on with Ophir q.v. . Tarshish was also a port to which ships sailed...Old Testament does not make clear where Tarshish lay, except that it was somewhere in...B.C. Greeks from Phoewa settled at Tarshish C. 600 B.C., since the control of...
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The History of Ancient Palestine
Book by Gosta W. Ahlstrom; Fortress Press, 1993
Subjects: Bible--O.T--History Of Biblical Events, Bronze Age--Palestine, Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine, Jews--History--To 70 A.D, Palestine--Antiquities, Palestine--History--To 70 A.D
...participated in Solomons expeditions to Tarshish and Ophir-or rather, Solomon participated...mentions that Solomon had a fleet of Tarshish ships at sea with Hirams ships. These...to the west (of Cyprus) had begun. Tarshish has been sought in Spain at Tartessos...
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A Geographical Dictionary of Milton
Book by Allan H. Gilbert; Yale University Press, 1919
Subjects: Fiction, Milton, John--1608-1674--Dictionaries, Indexes, Etc, Names, Geographical
...5. Josephus derives its name from Tarshish, grandson of Noah, whom he calls Tharsus...identifies with Tarsus the Biblical city of Tarshish. Antiq. 8. 7. 2; 9. 10. 2; cf...etc. The form used by the Vulgate for Tarshish is Tharsis, and elsewhere Tarsis is...
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The Song of Songs: A Study, Modern Translation, and Commentary
Book by Robert Gordis; Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1954
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Song Of Solomon--Commentaries
...word 75 The technical term "ship of Tarshish," which the book of Kings applies both...spite of the fact that the place-name "Tarshish" has been generally equated with some...that the book of Chronicles thought of Tarshish as lying to the east of Palestine, since...
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journal articles on: Tarshish  - 21 results

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A Comparative Study of the Art of Jonah/yunus1 Narrative in the Bible and the Qur'an
Journal article by Ayaz Afsar; Islamic Studies, Vol. 48, 2009
Subjects: Bible, Books, Koran, Narratives, Old Testament, Reading
...exact places like Nineveh, Joppa and Tarshish suggest. But their significance is fully...hunter in opposition to Jehovah"), Tarshish (geographically located at the antipode...That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish". Therefore now, O LORD, take my...
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The Question of Music in American Judaism: Reflections at 350 Years *
Journal article by Jonathan D. Sarna; American Jewish History, Vol. 91, 2003
Subjects: American Jews--History, American Jews--Religious aspects, American Jews--Social aspects, Jewish music--Analysis, Jewish music--History, Jewish music--Religious aspects, Jewish music--Social aspects, Jews, American--History, Jews, American--Religious aspects, Jews, American--Social aspects, Music, Jewish--Analysis, Music, Jewish--History, Music, Jewish--Religious aspects, Music, Jewish--Social aspects
...14.) For what follows, see Allan Tarshish, "The Charleston Organ Case," American...Meyer, Response to Modernity, 234; Tarshish, "Charleston Organ Case," 435, 438...London, 1995), 39-41. (17.) Tarshish, "Charleston Organ Case," 439-45...
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Voices of the Marginalized in Tunisian Narrative
Journal article by Sonia Shiri; Research in African Literatures, Vol. 28, 1997
Subjects: Africa--History, African Fiction--History And Criticism, African Literature--History And Criticism, African Poetry--History And Criticism, Postcolonialism--Africa
...The turtle) appeared also in Paris for the first time in 1995. His latest work, a novel, Halwasat tarshish (Hallucinations of Tarshish), appeared in Morocco at the end of 1995. The world Mosbahi creates in these narratives is effectively...
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The Reshaping of Ancient Israelite History in Chronicles
Journal article by A. H. Konkel; Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Vol. 49, 2006
...failure to understand terms. For example, in Kings "ships of Tarshish" are a type of merchant boat that sailed the Mediterranean; the Chronicler makes these "ships sailing to Tarshish" (2 Chr 9:21; 2 Chr 20:36-37). Historians, literary...
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The Use of Animal Models to Study the Effects of Aging on Cognition
Journal article by Michela Gallagher, Peter R. Rapp; Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 48, 1997
Subjects: Aging--Psychological aspects, Cognition in old age--Models, Neuropsychology--Research
...27:157-61 de Leon MJ, Golomb J, George AK, Convit A, Tarshish CY, et al. 1993. The radiologic prediction of Alzheimer...6:177-87 Golomb J, de Leon MJ, Kluger A, George AK, Tarshish C, Ferris SH. 1993. Hippocampal atrophy in normal aging...
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Dreaming of Tarshish/living in Nineveh: Two Images of Jonah
Magazine article by Mordechai Beck; Tikkun, Vol. 10, September 1995
Subjects: Old Testament, Prophecies, Religion
Dreaming of Tarshish/living in Nineveh: Two Images of Jonah by Mordechai Beck Dreaming of Tarshish/Living in Nineveh: Two Images of Jonah...traveled individual, Jonah heads for Tarshish, a destination that fate prevents him from...
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TV Preacher Pat Robertson Predicts Middle Eastern War and Nuclear Attacks on U.S
Magazine article; Church & State, Vol. 61, November 2008
Subjects: Future predictions, Robertson, Pat--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Televangelists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, War--Forecasts and trends, Wars--Forecasts and trends
...asked. "According to Ezekiel, the young lions of Tarshish will be questioning the Russians about their aggression...acting to stop it. Who are these "young lions of Tarshish?" Tarshish was the region beyond Cadiz in Spain. In antiquity...
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Workforce Online
Magazine article; Workforce, Vol. 82, March 2003
...this remake of a familiar story, Jonah has a performance problem. Nineveh is under-performing. Transferring to a job at Tarshish sure looks tempting. workforce.com/03/03/online6 A Reference-Checking Checklist Its never fun to call a former employer...
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Some Talk of Alexander: Frederic Raphael Explains How the Isles of Greece, and the Rest of the Classical World, Caught His Imagination
Magazine article by Frederic Raphael; History Today, Vol. 56, April 2006
Subjects: Classical studies--Study and teaching, Historians--Personal narratives
...bodied giant Geryon. The myth is said to have been based on a real king, Geron, of the Tartessus region (the bibles land of Tarshish), near Cadiz. Heracles still lives on a pillar on the edge of Sevilla, an abiding patron if not a saint. We lived in Rome...
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Sounds of Renewal
Magazine article by YA'Cov Gabriel; Tikkun, Vol. 13, November 1998
Subjects: Culture, Jews, Minority & ethnic groups, Music
...doing an East and West Coast U.S. tour this fall, and are definitely worth catching. Stephen Horenstein and his group Tarshish have a more angular, edgy reaction to todays Israel. Their music is in the zone between postmodern classical and jazz. In...
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Serve Well by Banishing Tepid Beliefs and Spirit
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 29, 2004
...But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord...Jappa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof...down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord...
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THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH; Period Splendours and Ideal Beaches Make Sri Lanka a World Beater, Says MARK PALMER
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 5, 2011
...WISDOM According to Irish historian James Emerson Tennent, the legendary King Solomon obtained ivory and peacocks from the port of Galle, then known as Tarshish Lush: Tangalle beach and inset, the elegant staff of the Amangalla Hotel
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POST PUZZLER: 50 FOR FUN; Phil Brown's Trivia Quiz
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 13, 2007
...due to injury and motherhood? 12 According to ancient story, who was famously thrown overboard on a voyage from Joppa to Tarshish? 13 Which Oscar winner who married a future US president has died aged 90? 14 Which current UK possession is named for the...
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The Demand for a Sign
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2010
...Prophet Jonah, the reluctant prophet, tries to defy Gods command to preach repentance to Nineveh. Instead, he travels to Tarshish which is in the opposite direction. Jonah flees because he knows God will be merciful and gracious to the Ninevites, Israels...
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Food, Peripatetic Food; Historic Journeys of Our Most Common Commodity
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, January 27, 2008
Subjects: Fats, oils and waxes industry, Food, Oils and fats industry, Waxes industry
...process of commerce in elementary products dates back at least to the golden age of Nineveh when Jonah shipped out from Joppa for Tarshish on a cargo vessel, or perhaps even back to Eden with its surplus apples. Foodstuffs, arguably, are the most common commodities...
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encyclopedia articles on: Tarshish  - 5 results

 
 
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Tarshish
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TARSHISH tar shish, in the Bible. 1 Eponym of...have been suggested. Traditionally, Tarshish is identified with Spain with the region...Scholars suggest that the biblical "ships of Tarshish" held cargo for metal-manufacturing...
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Transportation
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...little bulk, such as gems, spices, perfumes, and fine handiwork, made up the cargoes; to King Solomon came "ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks" (2 Chron. 9.21). As metropolitan centers developed, the...
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Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...strait and established (9th cent. b.c.) colonies in Andalusia, notably at Cadiz and Tartessus (possibly the biblical Tarshish ). Later the Carthaginians settled on the east coast and in the Balearic Islands, where Greek colonies also sprang up. In...
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Andalusia , Region, Spain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the inland town of Tartessus, which became the capital of a flourishing kingdom (sometimes identified with the biblical Tarshish ). Greeks and Carthaginians came in the 6th cent. b.c.; the Carthaginians were expelled (3d cent. b.c.) by the...
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CÁdiz
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...The Phoenicians founded (c.1100 b.c.) on the site the port of Gadir, which became a market for tin and the silver of Tarshish. It was taken (c.500 b.c.) by the Carthaginians and passed late in the 3d cent. b.c. to the Romans, who called...


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