Places in the Bible Today:

Tarshish 2

Data

Translated Names	Tarshish, Tharshish
Types	island, region, or settlement
Geo Data	KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications)

2 Possible Identifications

not a proper name (a class of trading ships): 35% confidence
another name for Tarshish 1 (ancient): 25% confidence. It may be:

Verses (5)

1Sam-Esth (2): 1Kgs 10:22, 22:48
Job-Mal (3): Ps 48:7; Isa 2:16, 60:9

Linked Data Identifiers

Source	Identifier
Logos Factbook	Tarshish (port city)
OpenBible.info (2007)	Tarshish
OpenBible.info	af79c1d (Tarshish 2)
TIPNR	Tarshish@1Ki.10.22

Sources

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Tarshish (place)
Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Tarshish
Expositor’s Bible Commentary (1984): 1Kgs 10:22
Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Tarshish
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Tarshish
Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Tarshish
Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2014): Tarshish
Revised Expositor’s Bible Commentary (2012): Jonah 1:1
Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Tarshish
Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): 1Kgs 10:22; Isa 2:16

Confidence Trends over Time

This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.

Places with Similar Names

Tarshish 1

Thumbnail Image Credits

Juan José Rodríguez, Isiwal, Calips, Nedim Ardoğa, Diego Delso, Karelj, Deensel, iguagua

About

This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.