Ezekiel 38:8, 16 notifies that this is a prophecy that finds fulfillment in the last days.
The Phoenician text on Sardinia’s ninth-century Nora Stone begins with the words “at Tarshish,” leading many scholars (including the fragment’s esteemed translator, Frank Moore Cross) to associate the island with the Biblical site. Tarshish was in a perfect geographical position to obtain gold and silver from the nearby Sierra Morena mountains in southern Spain, if that is indeed where it was located. Tarshish possessed "gold, and silver, ivory, apes and peacocks." Since these appear to be the last days, then it’s safe to say that ancient Tarshish has a modern day equivalent. Roman Mosaic, fish eating man - Barbo Museum Carthage. This upper two-floor venue, boasts an impressive interior design, which offers a truly high-end dining experience. Legend or real. xxvii. Tarshish is a Turkish and Mediterranean grill restaurant that offers a truly unforgettable fine dining experience. Tarshish (established).Probably Tartessus, a city and emporium of the Phoenicians in the south of Spain, represented as one of the sons of Javan. Tarshish comes up some two dozen times in the Hebrew Bible and is mentioned in ancient Near Eastern and classical texts. (Isaiah 23:1, 6, 10, 14; Psalm 48:7; Ezekiel 27:12 - ) A city God curses is utterly destroyed, and little if any of it remains today. Like Sodom and Gomorrah it is totally destroyed and "its place remembers it no more!" Beads found in these strata may be dated c. 2900 bce. It gave its name, besides, to a precious stone which has not yet been satisfactorily identified ( See Gems). What About Tarshish Today? Tarshish occurs in the Hebrew Bible with several uncertain meanings, and one of the most recurring is that Tarshish is a place, probably a city or country, that is far from the Land of Israel by sea where trade occurs with Israel and Phoenicia.
(Genesis 10:4; 1 Kings 10:22; 1 Chronicles 1:7; Psalms 48:7; Isaiah 2:16; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12,25; Jonah 1:3; 4:2) The identity of the two places is rendered highly probable by the following circumstances: 1st.
x. Because Tarshish became so wealthy, it relied on its own resources and not on God, and for this reason He cursed it. The Targum of Jonathan renders the word "Tarshish" in the prophetical books by "sea," which rendering is followed by Saadia. 12). A little before and after 3000 bce, unpainted Ninevite pottery was similar to that used at Sumerian sites; to approximately the same period belongs a series of attractively painted and incised ware known as Ninevite V, which is a home product distinct from that of the south. This logical deduction applies geographically in the world, and geo-politically in the Middle East.