What does "Ships" mean in the Bible?
Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Ships appears in 14 verses across 8 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Ships?
Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Num. 24:24). Solomon constructed a navy at Ezion-geber by the assistance of Hiram’s sailors (1 Kings 9:26-28; 2 Chr. 8:18). Afterwards, Jehoshaphat sought to provide himself with a navy at the same port, but his ships appear to have been wrecked before they set sail (1 Kings 22:48, 49; 2 Chr. 20:35-37). In our Lord’s time fishermen’s boats on the Sea of Galilee were called “ships.” Much may be learned regarding the construction of ancient merchant ships and navigation from the record in Acts 27, 28.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Ships?
Where does Ships appear in the Bible?
Ships is referenced in 14 verses across 8 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Chronicles 20:36
- Daniel 11:40
- Deuteronomy 28:68
- Ezekiel 27:9
- Ezekiel 27:25
- Ezekiel 27:29
- Genesis 49:13
- Isaiah 23:14
- Isaiah 43:14
- Isaiah 60:9
- Proverbs 31:14
- Psalms 48:7
- Psalms 104:26
- Psalms 107:23
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Ships.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Ships?
Ships appears in 14 verses across 8 books, most often in Ezekiel, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Ships?
Ezekiel, Isaiah, Psalms, 2 Chronicles, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Genesis, Proverbs.
Where can I read every verse about Ships?
This page lists 14 of them. Protos carries all 14, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
