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Ships

Probably originated from the ark made by Noah—Ge 7:17,18

Antiquity of, among the Jews—Ge 49:13; Jud 5:17

DESCRIBED AS

• Gallant
• —Isa 33:21
• Large
• —Jas 3:4
• Strong
• —Isa 23:14
• Swift
• —Job 9:26

Solomon built a navy of—1Ki 9:26

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

• Of Chittim
• —Nu 24:24; Da 11:30
• Of Tarshish
• —Isa 23:1; 60:9
• Of Adramyttium
• —Ac 27:2
• Of Alexandria
• —Ac 27:6
• Of Chaldea
• —Isa 43:14
• Of Tyre
• —2Ch 8:18

Generally made of the fir tree—Eze 27:5

Sometimes made of bulrushes—Isa 18:2

The seams of, were caulked—Eze 27:9,27

PARTS OF MENTIONED

• The forepart or foreship
• —Ac 27:30,41
• The hinder part or stern
• —Ac 27:29,41
• The hold or between the sides
• —Jon 1:5
• The mast
• —Isa 33:23; Eze 27:5
• The sails
• —Isa 33:23; Eze 27:7
• The tackling
• —Isa 33:23; Ac 27:19
• The rudder or helm
• —Jas 3:4
• The rudder-bands
• —Ac 27:40
• The anchors
• —Ac 27:29,40
• The boats
• —Ac 27:30,32
• The oars
• —Isa 33:21; Eze 27:6

Often the property of individuals—Ac 27:11

Commanded by a master—Jon 1:6; Ac 27:11

Guided in their course by pilots—Eze 27:8,27-29

Governed and directed by the helm—Jas 3:4

Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies—Ac 27:20

Worked by mariners or sailors—Eze 27:9,27; Jon 1:5; Ac 27:30

Generally impelled by sails—Ac 27:2-7

Often impelled by oars—Jon 1:13; Joh 6:19

NAVIGATED

• Rivers
• —Isa 33:21
• Lakes
• —Lu 5:1,2
• The ocean
• —Ps 104:26; 107:23

Soundings usually taken for, in dangerous places—Ac 27:28

Usually distinguished by signs or figure heads—Ac 28:11

Course of, through the midst of the sea, wonderful—Pr 30:18,19

EMPLOYED IN

• Trading
• —1Ki 22:48; 2Ch 8:18; 9:21
• Fishing
• —Mt 4:21; Lu 5:4-9; Joh 21:3-8
• War
• —Nu 24:24; Da 11:30,40
• Carrying passengers
• —Jon 1:3; Ac 27:2,6; 28:11

The hinder part of, occupied by the passengers—Mr 4:38

ENDANGERED BY

• Storms
• —Jon 1:4; Mr 4:37,38
• Quicksands
• —Ac 27:17
• Rocks
• —Ac 27:29

When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables—Ac 27:17

Were often wrecked—1Ki 22:48; Ps 48:7; Ac 27:41-44; 2Co 11:25

ILLUSTRATIVE

• Of industrious women
• —Pr 31:14
• (Wrecked,) of departure from the faith
• —1Ti 1:19