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Tarshish City
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Biblical Significance of Tarshish
Tarshish represented the farthest known western destination in the ancient world, possibly in Spain or Sardinia. When Jonah boarded a ship to Tarshish, he was literally fleeing to the ends of the earth to escape God's command to go east to Nineveh. The 'ships of Tarshish' became proverbial for large, seagoing vessels. Tarshish symbolizes the futility of trying to escape God's presence, as Psalm 139 affirms that God is everywhere.
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