Isa 60:9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.
Est 1:14 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
Ben-Tarshish (בֶּן-תַּרְשִׁישׁ), meaning “son of Tarshish”.
A son of Javan, the grandson of Noah, and the ancestor of a people who lived in a distant land (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7)
A port city on the Mediterranean Sea, famous for its trade and commerce, especially in silver, iron, tin, lead, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks (1 Kings 10:22; 22:49; 2 Chronicles 9:21; 20:36; Psalm 72:10; Isaiah 2:16; 23:1,6,10,14; 60:9; 66:19; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12,25; 38:13; Jonah 1:3; 4:2)134. The exact location of Tarshish is not certain, but some scholars identify it with Tartessus in Spain, while others suggest Tyre in Phoenicia, Sardinia, or Etruria in Italy
A type of large, sea-going vessel, also called a Tarshish-ship, that was used to sail to the port of Tarshish or other distant places (1 Kings 10:22; 22:49; 2 Chronicles 9:21; 20:36; Psalm 48:7; Isaiah 2:16; 23:1,14; 60:9; Ezekiel 27:25)
A Benjamite, the son of Bilhan and the grandson of Benjamin, the son of Jacob (1 Chronicles 7:10)
A Persian noble, one of the seven princes who had access to the king Ahasuerus and advised him to depose Queen Vashti (Esther 1:14)
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