Atlas Biblica

    name · 1 place and 3 people

    Tarshish

    1 place and 3 people in the registry answer to the name Tarshish.

    Tarshish is named far more often than the others together, so a search for the bare name lands there rather than here.

    01 — Candidates

    Which Tarshish

    Ordered by how often the text names each one, the entities called Tarshish before those that answer to it. Where two read the same, the registry says no more than that — the first reference is what separates them.

    1. Tarshishplaceholds /places/tarshish/

      First named in 1 Kings 10:22 · 20 verses

      Tarshish, a distant maritime city known for its ships, wealth, and trade, possibly located in southern Spain (<ref="1Kgs. 10:22; Isa. 23:1; Jonah 1:3">1Kgs. 10:22; Isa. 23:1; Jonah 1:3</ref>).STEPBible TIPNR

    2. Tarshishperson

      First named in Genesis 10:4 · 2 verses

      Tarshish was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah, associated with the ancient city of Tarshish.STEPBible TIPNR

    3. Tarshishperson

      First named in 1 Chronicles 7:10 · one verse

      Tarshish was a son of Bilhan, a descendant of Benjamin.STEPBible TIPNR

    4. Tarshishperson

      First named in Esther 1:14 · one verse

      Tarshish was one of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had access to King Ahasuerus's presence and held the highest positions in the kingdom.STEPBible TIPNR

    02 — Elsewhere

    Every one of them, and the rest

    A name page answers one question and ends here, so the routes out are the indexes the candidates came from.

    IndexPlacesEvery place in Atlas Biblica, most connected first.IndexPeopleEvery person in Atlas Biblica, most connected first.IndexShared namesEvery name in the registry carried by more than one person, place or group.