Everyday words
Tarshish
Start with Genesis 10:4, where the Bible uses the word tarshish in a real sentence: “The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.” The rest of this list stays on that same word so a family can hear it more than once.
1. Genesis 10:4
“The sons of Javan were: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.”
2. 1 Kings 10:22
“For the king had a fleet of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.”
3. 1 Kings 22:48
“Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber.”
4. 1 Chronicles 1:7
“The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.”
5. 1 Chronicles 7:10
“The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar.”
6. 2 Chronicles 9:21
“For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.”
7. 2 Chronicles 20:36
“He joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish. They made the ships in Ezion Geber.”
8. 2 Chronicles 20:37
“Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works.” The ships were wrecked, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.”
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Say it
Practice Genesis 10:4
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Thesonsofwere:Tarshish,andDodanim.