Tarshish

Summary

Tarshish is a biblical place^[1]. Tarshish ranks in the top 5% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tarshish's instance of is recorded as biblical place^[3].
• Tarshish's instance of is recorded as historical country^[4].
• Tarshish's said to be the same as is recorded as Tarchich^[5].
• Tarshish's said to be the same as is recorded as Tartessos^[6].
• Tarshish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011b2sjm^[7].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[8].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[9].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[10].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Tarshish's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 14051^[12].
• Tarshish's present in work is recorded as Old Testament^[13].
• Tarshish's present in work is recorded as Tanakh^[14].
• Tarshish's Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID is recorded as 3796^[15].
• Tarshish's Jewish Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 14254^[16].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tarshish include Tharsis^[17], an albedo feature^[18].

Why It Matters

Tarshish ranks in the top 5% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).^[2] Tarshish has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] Tarshish is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for Tarshish include Tharsis^[17], an albedo feature^[18].