The city was an ancient Phoenician port and industrial center which, in myth, is known as . Javan had four sons of whom Tarshish was the second. Tarshish appears to be a wealthy trading community on the extremity of the Mediterranean world. In The Wisdom of Solomon 14:6 Noah's ark is called a schedia, a "clumsy ship" (the literal translation "raft" in the Revised Version (British and American) is impossible).In the New Testament there are four words in use:(1) naus (Acts 27:41, the only place where it occurs, designating the large sea-going vessel in which Paul suffered shipwreck). During the winter the vessels were laid up, or remained in the shelter of some suitable haven. It was originally known as Ninua, a great trade centre. .hide-if-no-js { 1. The fare (cakhar) paid by him as a passenger, the hold of the ship in which he stowed himself away (cephinah), the crew (mallachim) the captain or shipmaster (rabh ha-chobhel), the storm, the angry sea, the terrified mariners and their cry to their gods, and the casting of Jonah overboard to appease the raging waters-all make a lifelike picture.It was in the time of Simon, the last survivor of the Maccabean brothers, that Joppa became a seaport with a harbor for shipping-"Amid all his glory he took Joppa for a haven, and made it an entrance for the isles of the sea" (1 Maccabees 14:5). He was followed by others, including Hertz (1936). There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, one of the great corn fleet carrying grain from Egypt for the multitudes of Rome. The location Tharsis in Spain is probably so named by the. Javan as one of the grandsons of Noah born after the flood. [20] Some modern scholars identify Tarshish with Tartessos, a port in southern Spain, described by classical authors as a source of metals for the Phoenicians, while Josephus' identification of Tarshish with the Cilician city of Tarsus is even more widely accepted. Tarshish [N] [H] [S] a Sanscrit or Aryan word, meaning "the sea coast." One of the "sons" of Javan ( Genesis 10:4 ; 1 Chronicles 1:7 ). In this feature, unless otherwise indicated, we use the term "Tarshish" as synonymous with Tartessos in Spain. The builders of the second temple also got timber from Lebanon and conveyed it to Joppa. If we can identify the source of these metals in the ancient world (6th century BC) then we can be certain about which country is Tarshish in the last days. It was Simon Maccabeus, however, who built its harbor, and the harbor at Joppa was "the first and only harbor of the Jews" (G. A. Smith, HGHL, 136). The four sons of Javan, namely; Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. The early colonizing nations were the Phonecians and the Greeks. Meshech (whose name means "long, tall, or drawn out by force") is the sixth son of Japheth. Ezekiel 38:13 places Tarshish in the epic event. of Jonah 1:3; 4:2. commonassociation of the metal withthe western Mediterranean. Kittim is referred to in the three greater Prophets (Isaiah 23:1, 12 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6). Genesis 10:4 1 Chronicles 1:7. commentators have thought Tarshishwas Tartessus which appears inGreek mythical writings. 1915. Spain is not connected to Arabia whereas Britain and America have been the great oil-producing and oil marketing merchants. [3] The Jewish-Portuguese scholar, politician, statesman and financier Isaac Abarbanel (14371508AD) described Tarshish as "the city known in earlier times as Carthage and today called Tunis. Tarshish may have settled nearby in today's Lebanon. It could be used by Ezekiel to represent the nations of western Europe that will join Saudi Arabia in denouncing the invasion. The term tin islands could hardly be applied to Spain which is locatedin mainland Europe but it would fit well with the British Isles. It may be that the ships of Tarshish brought minerals from Spain but it is unlikely that they brought tin from Spain since its source wasCornwallon the south west of Britain. B.C. Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. The second son of Javan, Genesis 10:4. Jeremiah 10:9 There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skillful men. For, it was the ships of Great Britain who brought the first of the Jewish refuges from a war torn Europe, to their promised land in Palestine. Her builders have made her perfect in beauty with planks of fir or cypress, mast of cedar, oars of the oak of Bashan, benches or deck of ivory inlaid with boxwood, sail of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt, and an awning of blue and purple from the coastlands of Elisha (possibly Sicily). [In] Gitin, et al. The developments in Turkey bear careful watch as its leader seeks to establish a more radical Sunni state and support actions to impede the Shiite ambitions of Iran. The Bible definitely gives the indication that Tarshish was far away from Israel. About this period we hear of ships in naval warfare. When Simon reared his monument over the sepulcher of his father and brothers at Modin, he set up seven pyramids with pillars, upon which were carved figures of ships to be "seen of all that sail on the sea" (1 Maccabees 13:29). We understand that Tarshish was west of Israel leading some historians to believe it was located in what is today south-west Spain, especially as the Phoenicians had important colonies in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, rich in minerals with Cadiz as a vital trading port. As a Persian name the word stands in relation with Teresh (2,221; 6:2), and with Tirshatha; all probably from the . Under the ruthless and ambitious King Nebuchadnezzar II, the sprawling settlement in modern-day Iraq grew into a major city as large as Chicago, and boasted towering temples, ornately tiled palaces and imposing city walls thick enough for two chariots to pass . "Tarshish is ancient Tartessus in the present-day nation of Spain. Sometime in the geological past, great fissures occurred in the granite. Some have pointed out thatthere is a mining town in Spaincalled Tharsis but this is a recentdevelopment and obviously animported name by a British miningcompany. Elat, M. (1982). Now Caesarea has disappeared; and Joppa has only an open roadstead where vessels lie without shelter, and receive and discharge cargo and passengers by means of boats plying between them and the shore. The Jewish-Portuguese scholar, politician, statesman and financier Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508 A.D.) described Tarshish as "the city known in earlier times as Carthage and today called Tunis." One possible identification for many centuries preceding the French scholar Bochart (d. God told the prophet Jonah to go and preach to the people of Nineveh, But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD (Jonah 1:3). As He was by the seashore a great concourse of people from all parts made it desirable that "a small boat" (ploiarion) should be in attendance off the shore to receive Him in case of need, though He does not seem to have required it (Mark 3:9). Tarshish and the problem of Phoenician colonization in the western Mediterranean. The question as to the locality of Tarshish has given rise to not a little discussion. It is not to be supposed that the author of these passages in the Chronicles contemplated a voyage to Tarshish in the south of Spain by going round what has since been called the Cape of Good Hope. From the land of Kittim it is revealed to them. [23] This is the theory espoused by Father Mapple in Chapter 9 of Moby Dick.[24]. Ezekiel regards them as the caravans that bore the merchandise of the mistress of the sea (Ezekiel 27:25). [4][10], The editors of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, first published in 1962, suggest that Tarshish is either Sardinia or Tartessos. Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, "Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil has come up before me." But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. Both Britain and Spain have had many colonies and have been great maritime powers but the British navy defeated the Spanish Armadas and Spain isno longer a great maritime powerwhereas the US began with British colonies and has seven navies that rule the worlds sea lanes. In Ezekiel 38:10-13 God is speaking through the Prophet Ezekiel to Gog of Magog, a confederacy of nations from the north, who would invade a land of "unwalled villages" (Israel). "For the king (Solomon) had at sea a navy of Tarshish with the navy of Hiram: once every three years came the navy of Tarshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks" (1 Kings 10:22).Tarshish is the name of the Phoenician colony on the river Tartessus, called also Baetis, the modern Guadalquivir. Today each is just a shadow of their former selves. . In the Acts of the Apostles3. Greece was formerly known as Javan (iavan) and was settled by the descendants of Javan the son of Japheth. On another occasion, when the crowds were still greater, He went into a boat and sat "in the sea" with the multitude on the sloping beach before Him (Mark 4:1 Luke 5:3). Attempts have been made to identify it with Tarsus of Cilicia, but they are not convincing. Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. Instead, the lack of evidence for wealth in Israel and Phoenicia during the reigns of Solomon and Hiram, respectively, prompted a few scholars to opine that the archaeological period in Mediterranean prehistory between 1200 and 800BC was a 'Dark Age'.[2]. In addition, Tarshish and the young lions must be connected to Sheba and Dedan (Arabia) in the last days. The merchants of Tarshish; the inhabitants of the sea-coast westward, and Magog north. This agrees perfectly with the statement of Ibn Hankal, who no doubt reports the opinion of the Arabian geographers, that Phoenicia maintained a direct intercourse with Britain in later ", Phoenician presence in the western Mediterranean, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, "King Solomon's silver? This chapter is an end time prophecy concerning the re-birth of Israel:Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; and the ships of Tarshish will come first, to bring your sons from afar, their gold and silver with them, to the name of the Lord your God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you (Isaiah 60:9). Tarshish was located on the Mediterranean Sea and was usually identified with the powerful Phoenician trading colony in southwest Spain near modern Cadiz. In Luke's writings there are many nautical terms, peculiar to him, used with great exactitude and precision.When Paul had appealed to Caesar and was proceeding to Rome in charge of Julius, the centurion, along with other prisoners, a ship of Adramyttium, a coasting vessel, carried the party from Caesarea along the Syrian coast, northward of Cyprus, past Cilicia and Pamphylia, to Myra of Lycia. [32], Bochart, apart from Spain (see there), also suggested eastern localities for the ports of Ophir and Tarshish during King Solomon's reign, specifically the Tamilakkam continent (present day South India and Northern Ceylon) where the Dravidians were well known for their gold, pearls, ivory and peacock trade. The firs album appeared in 2005with the title La ruta del estao (The Tin Route). It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important geo . The Hebrews and the Sea.The Hebrews were a pastoral and agricultural people, and had no inducements to follow a seafaring life. What is Tarshish called today? (2003). [22], Rufus Festus Avienus the Latin writer of the 4th century AD, identified Tarshish as Cadiz. one Isaiah 2:16 For all the ships of Tarshish, and for all pleasant imagery. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. (2) During the Monarchy.It is not till the time of the monarchy that the Hebrews begin to figure as a commercial people. It was mostly inhabited by Greeks (Josephus, BJ, III, ix, 1). ], William Parkin - 1837 "Festus Avinus says expressly that Cadiz was Tarshish. TARSHISH tr' shsh ().KJV alternately THARSHISH thr' shsh. He found a ship bound for Tarshish as far toward the West as Nineveh to the East. The name of this place first comes to notice in the days of Solomon. Young Lions: Either the colonies that came from the UK, namely North America or the offshoots of Spain, mainly the Latin American countries. "Ships of Kittim" are mentioned in Daniel (11:30). It is said to be buried under the Coto Doana (the combined marshlands and dunes at the mouth of the Guadalquivir that are now protected as a National Park), others claim it is under Seville or Huelva and so on. The Spanish Empire was a dominant world influence in between the late 15th century until the early 19th century. The main problem is that Tarshish has been used in a variety of ways in the Old Testament. Tarshish (Phoenician: .mw-parser-output .script-phoenician{font-family:"ALPHABETUM Unicode","MPH 2B Damase",Aegean,Code2001,"Noto Sans Phoenician",FreeSans,"Segoe UI Historic",sans-serif} TR, Hebrew: Tar, Greek: , Tharseis) occurs in the Hebrew Bible with several uncertain meanings, most frequently as a place (probably a large city or region) far across the sea from Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) and the Land of Israel. The Rio Tinto mine just north of Huelva was first worked by the Phoenicians and still produces copper. Control of this precious metal which the Tartessians combined with copper to produce bronze, allows the Tartessians to live in great comfort. Cush describes present-day Ethiopia and the black nations of Central Africa. For Gog (the antichrist) to lead Magog, Meshech, Tubal, and a broader coalition of what are currently Arab-dominated nations and Persia, against Israel, Persia must submit to Gog. Sealed silver in Iron Age Cisjordan and the 'invention' of coinage. In 2003, Christine Marie Thompson identified the Cisjordan Corpus, a concentration of hacksilver hoards in Israel and Palestine (Cisjordan). "The flag proper," says Davidson (ad loc. (After the capture of Jerusalem the emperor Titus returned to Italy in such a vessel, touching at Rhegium and landing at Puteoil.) Tarshish and the United Monarchy of Israel. It was the farthest limit of the western world as known to the Hebrews. & Skaggs, S. (2013). There are three schools of thought where Tarshish is concerned. They were possessed of a considerable seaboard along the Mediterranean, but the character of their coast gave little encouragement to navigation. Of internal navigation, beyond the fishing-boats on the Sea of Galilee which belong exclusively to the New Testament, the ferry boat on the Jordan (2 Samuel 19:18, `abharah) alone receives notice, and even that is not perfectly clear (the Revised Version margin "convoy," but a "ford" is doubtless meant). The same evidence from hacksilber is said to fit with what the ancient Greek and Roman authors recorded about the Phoenicians exploiting many sources of silver in the western Mediterranean to feed developing economies back in Israel and Phoenicia soon after the fall of Troy and other palace centers in the eastern Mediterranean around 1200BC. Tarshish occupied the uttermost parts of the west. It was at Ezion-geber near to Eloth on the Red Sea, in the land of Edom which David had conquered, that Solomon built his fleet, "a navy of ships" (1 Kings 9:26-28). Usually reference is madeto the ships of Tarshish or themerchants of Tarshish. It was the birth pains of a nation being re-born that had not existed in over 2400 years. Bethsaida at the northern end of the Lake and Tarichea at the southern end were great centers of the trade. Thompson and Skaggs[10] argue that the Akkadian inscriptions of Esarhaddon (AsBbE) indicate that Tarshish was an island (not a coastland) far to the west of the Levant. There are only two species known: both inhabit the mainland and islands of India; so that the mention of the peacock seems to exclude the possibility of the voyage having been to Africa. Tarshish is also the name of a modern village in the Mount Lebanon District of Lebanon, and Tharsis is a modern village in Southern Spain. There is consensus that it existed somewhere in the area between Huelva, Cdiz and Seville, but who the inhabitants were we do not know. (3) ploion, "boat" (Matthew 4:21, 22 and many other places in the Gospels-the ordinary fishingboat of the Sea of Galilee rendered "boat" uniformly in the Revised Version (British and American) instead of "ship" the King James Version), "ship" (Acts 20:13, and all other places where the ship carrying Paul is mentioned, except Acts 27:41, as above). Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they didn't go; for the ships were broken at Ezion Geber. They are recorded for us in the Acts by Luke, who, as Sir William Ramsay puts it, had the true Greek feeling for the sea (St. Paul the Traveler, 21). It is the association of Sheba and Dedan with "the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions" (Ezek 38:13) which helps to define these powers. They are also important cities in the Old and New Testaments. The harbour was on the north side of the Cornwall Peninsula and has now silted up. The word comes from the Greek kassiteros meaning tin. The end of the known world in his day was beyond the Pillars of Hercules which stand on either side of the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic which was described as the ocean. The storm not abating, they were driven past the Pillars of Hercules, and at last, by some special guiding providence, reached Tartessus. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This seemingly rules out Spain as Tarshish and the Latin American countries as the young lions. There is a very close similarity of name between them, Tartessus being merely Tarshish in the Aramaic form. (Book 3, para 115). Tarshish was a son of Javan, who settled the area of Southern Greece. Throughout history the family of Javan have been merchants, traders and colonizers. There seems to have been a special relation between Tarshish and Tyre, as there was at one time between Tartessus and Phoenicians. Attractive design ideal for your home, office, church . Ezekiel 27:12. Tarshish. It appears that this name also is used without reference to any locality. Others say Tarshish was on the Iberian Peninsula, like the Southern Coast of Spain. THE HEBREWS AND THE SEAII. All of the minerals marketed by the merchants of Tarshish could have come from Britain but. Lipiski, E. (2004). Oil is transacted in US dollars. This Corpus dates between 1200 and 586BC, and the hoards in it are all silver-dominant. In Other BooksLITERATUREIn the Old Testament the following words are found:(1) The word most commonly used in Hebrew for "a ship" is 'oniyah (Proverbs 30:19 Jonah 1:3, 4), of which the plural 'oniyoth is found most frequently (Judges 5:17 1 Kings 22:48 f, and many other places).The collective term for "a navy of ships" is 'oni (1 Kings 9:26; 1 Kings 10:22, 'oni Tharshish, "a navy (of ships) of Tarshish"; but Isaiah 33:21, 'oni shayit, a "galley with oars"). Herodotus tells the story of a boat that was driven by a storm past the Pillars of Hercules and ended up in Tertessus: The crew, informed by Corobius of all the circumstances, left him sufficient food for a year. In the absence of positive proof, we may acquiesce in the statement of Strabo, that the river Baetis (now the Guadalquivir) was formerly called Tartessus, that the city Tartessus was situated between the two arms by which the river flowed into the sea, and that the adjoining country was called Tartessis. Gomer is Southern Russia, and Germany. Spain colonized South America but Britain colonized the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more places. Another example can be found in Psalms 48 where we read that, Fear took hold of them [the Kings] there, and pain as of a woman in birth pangs, as when You break the ships of Tarshish (Psalms 48:6-7). Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with the young lions of Tarshish, ask Gog why it is invading Israel. ", Tarshish is placed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea by several biblical passages,[18] and more precisely: west of Israel. During the Tribulation one third of the ships will be destroyed during the 2nd Trumpet judgment (Revelation 8:9) and Tarshish must therefore be agreat shipping nation in the lastdays. He wrote: Now these are thefarthest regions ofthe world in Asiaand Libya. What is Tarshish called today? Spain colonized South America but Britain colonized the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more places. I think this is an amazing Old Testament verse, in the fact that it mentions both God the father and Jesus the son, who is called the Holy One of Israel. It is also a prophecy that was literally fulfilled in the last years before 1948. If Spain were Tarshish then one would expect that she and her colonies would be a major maritime and military power in the last days along with her young lions in South America but the opposite is the case. James, showing the power of little things, adduces the ships, large though they be, and driven by fierce winds, turned about by a very small "rudder" (pedalion), as "the impulse of the steersman willeth" (James 3:4). Tartessus may well have been the Arabic form of the name Tarshish and the Spanish appear to identify Tartessians as the early Britons. Herein, how far is Tarshish from Joppa? Tarshish must have been established prior to the 10th century BC. There is a long narrow peninsula in southwest Britain called Cornwall. Both are now located in Lebanon, with Tyre 20 mi south of Sidon and only 12 mi north of the Israel-Lebanon border. Tarshish is also the name of a modern village in the Mount Lebanon District of Lebanon . I Kings 10:22; Jer. September 22, 2018 by admin Filed under For Him. Isaiah 23:1 The burden of Tyre. The expression "ships of Tarshish" originally meant ships destined to go to Tarshish; and then probably came to signify large Phoenician ships, of a particular size the description, destined for long voyages, just as in English "East Indiaman" was a general name given to vessels, some of which were not intended to go to India at all. In the late Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age, tin was a necessary ingredient for making bronze. Isaiah includes them among the great and lofty objects of power and glory which the terror of the Lord would certainly overtake (Isaiah 2:16). Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars (Ezekiel 27:4-6). Tarshish is the name of the Phoenician colony on the river Tartessus, called also Baetis, the modern Guadalquivir. Proud member B.C. That Tarshish was situated in the west is evident from . [Eds. Lipiski, E. (2002). [5] Cross read the inscription to understand that it was referring to Tarshish as Sardinia. Elle avait une suite fort nombreuse, et des chameaux portant des aromates, de l'or en grande quantit et des pierres prcieuses. Daniel 8:22. This boat is said in Luke's narrative to have been Simon's, and it seems from references to it as "the boat" on other occasions to have been generally at the disposal of Jesus.2. However, it seems that one of those metals was not plentiful in Spain and that metal was tin. Gomer is the people who settled in Germany. They were stored in Tyre and resold, probably to Mesopotamia. It was also a victory of sorts over Britain, for it was her sailing ships that left the coast when the United Nations pronounced the independence of Israel. One work states: Genesis 10:2. In the same book the drunkard, because of his unnatural insensibility to danger, is likened to a man "that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast" (23:34); and among the inscrutable things of the world the writer includes "the way of a ship in the midst of the sea" (30:19). "(b) As regards the crew, in the two-banked Phoenician ship the rowers of the first bank work their oars over the gunwale, and those of the second through portholes lower down, so that each may have free play for his oar. Daniel 8:21. General Editor. In Wisdom, human life is described "as a ship passing through the billowy water, whereof, when it is gone by, there is no trace to be found, neither pathway of its keel in the billows" (Wisd 5:10). Solomon's ships were so styled ( 1Kings 10:22 ; 22:49 ). Tiras. I. Tarshish in Scripture has young lions or offshoot nations such as colonies. Wail, you inhabitants of the coast! ), (1) A distant port from which silver, iron, tin, lead, ivory, monkeys, and peacocks were brought to Palestine (cf. Spain is economically weak and is only a small part of the EU. 9 La reine de Sba apprit la renomme de Salomon, et elle vint Jrusalem pour l'prouver par des nigmes. Answer (1 of 9): Tarshish - great-grandson of Benjamin; a "king" from the House of Judah, son of Bilhan, son of Jediael, son of Benjamin, son of Israel/Jacob - displaced during the 597 BC Seige of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great spoil? If it's Spain, the young lions would have to be Mexico, parts of South America, etc. If we can locate Tarshish in the ancient world we can identify Tarshish in the last- days prophecies. Nineveh, the oldest and most-populous city of the ancient Assyrian empire, situated on the east bank of the Tigris River and encircled by the modern city of Mosul, Iraq. Herodotus indicated that he had no evidence of the North Sea on the north of Europe. (2010). It prospered from trade with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians but was probably destroyed by the latter about 500 bc. One of the connections with Biblical prophecy is found in Isaiah 60. Beth-Togarmah is Turkey. The location inSpain is doubtful because Bible The Spanish Empire was a dominant world influence in between the late 15th century until the early 19th century. ), "seems not to have been used in ancient navigation; its purpose was served by the sail, as for example at the battle of Actium the ship of Antony was distinguished by its purple sail. Nineveh was located at the intersection of important north-south and east-west trade routes, and its proximity to a tributary of the Tigris, the Khawar River, added to the value of the fertile agricultural and pastoral . Which country is Tarshish today? Magog settled in today's Turkey. The basis of the trade is a long standing agreement between the Tartessians and the Celts from the British Isles(Spain -Thenandnow). (Spain -Thenandnow). It seems as though today, Britain, as Tarshish, is now playing a subservient role behind the young lions of America in important geo . For it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. In the 14th century, in the northern highlands of the Horn of Africapresent-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djiboutithe story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba took on a new meaning. General ReferencesIII. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. No other nation in history has created an empire of colonies like the British Empire. It deals with the rivalry between the Tartessians and the evil Arkabala, the high priest of the Temple of Hercules in the Phoenician city of Gadir (Cdiz), for control of the tin route to las islas Casitrides (the British Isles.) 3rd. (3) The Hebrew name of a precious stone (Ezekiel 10:9 margin, English Versions of the Bible "beryl"; Exodus 28:20; 39:13; Ezekiel 1:16; 28:13; Song of Solomon 5:14; Daniel 10:6). The friendly cooperation was continued by Solomon, who availed himself not only of the cedar and the fir at Hiram's command on Lebanon, but also of the skilled service of Hiram's men to bring the timber from the mountains to the sea. It is also interesting to note that one of Javan's sons Tarshish has become what is today modern day Spain. She is manned with oarsmen of Sidon and Arvad, pilots of the wise men of Tyre, calkers from Gebal to stop up the cracks and seams in her timbers, mariners and men of war from other lands who enhanced her beauty by hanging up the shield and helmet within her. This seemingly rules out Spain as Tarshish and the Latin American countries as the young lions. 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