Keraia
Glossary

Tarshish (Person)

  1. One of Javan’s four sons and a descendant of Noah through Japheth’s family line (1 Chronicles 1:7).

  2. The sixth of Bilhan’s seven sons. He was a capable leader in the tribe of Benjamin and was among those able to go to war (1 Chronicles 7:10).

  3. One of the seven princes of Persia and Media. These men had personal access to King Ahasuerus (also called Xerxes). Their positions of honor were second only to the king's (Esther 1:14).

People and places

Tarshish: Son of Bilhan from the tribe of Benjamin Tarshish: One of the seven princes of Persia and Media Tarshish: Son of Javan, great-grandson of Noah