SHIPS

- 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

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Ships. 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.

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Nu 24:24; 1Ki 9:26; 22:48; 2Ch 8:18; 9:21; 20:36; Isa 60:9; Jon 1:3 Ac 20:13; 27:2,41