Thursday, November 4, 2021

Doves of Tarshish

Jonah is Hebrew for "dove." Columbus is Latin for "dove."

When Jonah wanted to flee from the Lord, he caught a ship bound for Tarshish. The identity of this place is disputed, but one very common theory is that it refers to Tartessos, located at the mouth of the Guadalquivir in what is now Andalusia, Spain.

Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera, at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, in precisely the same location as ancient Tartessos.

3 comments:

Karl said...

Jonah set out for Tarshish, but ended up somewhere else. Columbus set out from Tarshish bound for India, but landed somewhere else.

Wm Jas Tychonievich said...

Good addition, Karl!

No Longer Reading said...

Interesting connection

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