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ral to be called Tarshish, and that ships ofThar-
shish are those employed in voyages at sea, in
opposition to small vessels used only in the
livers.
" The Seventy sometimes translate Tharshish,
by the sea ; and Scripture gives alike the name
'ships of Tharshish' to those fitted out at Ezion-
geber, on the Red sea, and which sailed to the
ocean, as to those fitted out at Joppa, and in
the ports of the Mediterranean, which wtis usu-
ally called the Great sea. Ships of Tharshish,
in general, signify ships able to bear a long
voyage; large ships in opposition to small craft,
intended for a home trade in navigable rivers;
or ships built in a particular manner—Tarshish
built."
Respecting the almug tree I am induced to
cite the following account also from
swa's ,* " Almugim or al-
mug tree, a certain kind of wood which is men-
tioned in the first book of Kings (x. It.) and
which the Vulgate translates ligna thyina, and
the Septuagint wrought wood. The Rabbins
generally render it coral, and others ebony, bra-
zil or pine. But it has been observed that
the almug tree cannot be coral ; for coral
is not proper to make musical instruments,
nor to be used in rails, or in a stair-case, for
which purpose the Scripture tells us this wood
NARRATIVE DURING A TOUR
ral to be called Tarshish, and that ships ofThar-
shish are those employed in voyages at sea, in
opposition to small vessels used only in the
livers.
" The Seventy sometimes translate Tharshish,
by the sea ; and Scripture gives alike the name
'ships of Tharshish' to those fitted out at Ezion-
geber, on the Red sea, and which sailed to the
ocean, as to those fitted out at Joppa, and in
the ports of the Mediterranean, which wtis usu-
ally called the Great sea. Ships of Tharshish,
in general, signify ships able to bear a long
voyage; large ships in opposition to small craft,
intended for a home trade in navigable rivers;
or ships built in a particular manner—Tarshish
built."
Respecting the almug tree I am induced to
cite the following account also from
swa's ,* " Almugim or al-
mug tree, a certain kind of wood which is men-
tioned in the first book of Kings (x. It.) and
which the Vulgate translates ligna thyina, and
the Septuagint wrought wood. The Rabbins
generally render it coral, and others ebony, bra-
zil or pine. But it has been observed that
the almug tree cannot be coral ; for coral
is not proper to make musical instruments,
nor to be used in rails, or in a stair-case, for
which purpose the Scripture tells us this wood