city

tarshish

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Properties

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0
country
Spain
description
A city that Jonah intended to flee to, located far from Nineveh, but which he never reached due to divine intervention.
geographic_relation_to_Joppa
more than two thousand miles to the westward
modern_equivalent
Cadiz
significance
never reached by Jonah
type
destination

Relationships

  • is_modern_equivalent_ofCadiz
    description
    According to scholarly opinion, the ancient city of Tarshish is geographically synonymous with the modern city of Cadiz.
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    By all accounts Tarshish could have been no other city than the modern Cadiz. That’s the opinion of learned men.
  • is_located_nearStraits of Gibraltar
    description
    Tarshish (Cadiz) is positioned geographically just outside the Straits of Gibraltar, linking it to the Atlantic.
    source
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    source_text
    Tarshish or Cadiz more than two thousand miles to the westward from that, just outside the Straits of Gibraltar. See ye not then, shipmates, that Jonah sought
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    2026-03-02T00:02:05.847Z
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  • referenced_byShip for Tarshish
    context
    sails towards
    source
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    source_text
    the uncheered ship for Tarshish, all careening, glides to sea
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    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:02.074Z
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