Tarshish (Western)

region · Prophetic · OT Testament

One candidate for biblical Tarshish, the distant western destination Jonah fled toward. Tarshish represented the farthest reaches of the known world. Some scholars place it in Spain, others in North Africa

Details

Typeregion
Modern NameStrait of Gibraltar region
Modern CountryMorocco
EraProphetic
TestamentOT
Coordinates35.7595, -5.8340

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Scripture References

Jonah 1:3, 1 Kings 10:22, Isa 66:19, Ps 72:10

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