- 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
The New Topical Text Book
Ships
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.