navy of Tharshish. Tharshish ships,. name for large ocean-going ships (like English "East-Indiamen"). When mentioned as. place it is identified by Oppert with Tartessis. the Andalusia of to-day, noted for silver (not gold), iron, tin, and lead (Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12). They sailed from Tyre to the West Mediterranean, and from Ezion-geber to Ophir (Arabia, India, and East Africa), 1 Kings 9:26-28 and 1 Kings 10:11.
ivory. elephants' tusks.
apes, and peacocks. The Hebrew for these are Indian words (Tamil).