Tarshish

Summary

Tarshish is a biblical place^[1]. Tarshish ranks in the top 5% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,549 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 described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[7].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[8].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[9].
• Tarshish's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[10].
• Tarshish's present in work is recorded as Old Testament^[11].
• Tarshish's present in work is recorded as Tanakh^[12].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Tarshish include Tharsis^[13], an albedo feature^[14].

Why It Matters

Tarshish ranks in the top 5% of biblical_place entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,549 views/month).^[2] Tarshish has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] Tarshish is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for Tarshish include Tharsis^[13], an albedo feature^[14].