Bible Concordances
Ships

Torrey's Topical Textbook

• Probably originated from the ark made by Noah
  Genesis 7:17,18

• Antiquity of, among the Jews
  Genesis 49:13; Judges 5:17

• DESCRIBED AS
  • Gallant
    Isaiah 33:21
  • Large
    James 3:4
  • Strong
    Isaiah 23:14
  • Swift
    Job 9:26

• Solomon built a navy of
  1 Kings 9:26

• MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
  • Of Chittim
    Numbers 24:24; Daniel 11:30
  • Of Tarshish
    Isaiah 23:1; 60:9
  • Of Adramyttium
    Acts 27:2
  • Of Alexandria
    Acts 27:6
  • Of Chaldea
    Isaiah 43:14
  • Of Tyre
    2 Chronicles 8:18

• Generally made of the fir tree
  Ezekiel 27:5

• Sometimes made of bulrushes
  Isaiah 18:2

• The seams of, were caulked
  Ezekiel 27:9,27

• PARTS OF MENTIONED
  • The forepart or foreship
    Acts 27:30,41
  • The hinder part or stern
    Acts 27:29,41
  • The hold or between the sides
    Jonah 1:5
  • The mast
    Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:5
  • The sails
    Isaiah 33:23; Ezekiel 27:7
  • The tackling
    Isaiah 33:23; Acts 27:19
  • The rudder or helm
    James 3:4
  • The rudder-bands
    Acts 27:40
  • The anchors
    Acts 27:29,40
  • The boats
    Acts 27:30,32
  • The oars
    Isaiah 33:21; Ezekiel 27:6

• Often the property of individuals
  Acts 27:11

• Commanded by a master
  Jonah 1:6; Acts 27:11

• Guided in their course by pilots
  Ezekiel 27:8,27-29

• Governed and directed by the helm
  James 3:4

• Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies
  Acts 27:20

• Worked by mariners or sailors
  Ezekiel 27:9,27; Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:30

• Generally impelled by sails
  Acts 27:2-7

• Often impelled by oars
  Jonah 1:13; John 6:19

• NAVIGATED
  • Rivers
    Isaiah 33:21
  • Lakes
    Luke 5:1,2
  • The ocean
    Psalm 104:26; 107:23

• Soundings usually taken for, in dangerous places
  Acts 27:28

• Usually distinguished by signs or figure heads
  Acts 28:11

• Course of, through the midst of the sea, wonderful
  Proverbs 30:18,19

• EMPLOYED IN
  • Trading
    1 Kings 22:48; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 9:21
  • Fishing
    Matthew 4:21; Luke 5:4-9; John 21:3-8
  • War
    Numbers 24:24; Daniel 11:30,40
  • Carrying passengers
    Jonah 1:3; Acts 27:2,6; 28:11

• The hinder part of, occupied by the passengers
  Mark 4:38

• ENDANGERED BY
  • Storms
    Jonah 1:4; Mark 4:37,38
  • Quicksands
    Acts 27:17
  • Rocks
    Acts 27:29

• When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables
  Acts 27:17

• Were often wrecked
  1 Kings 22:48; Psalm 48:7; Acts 27:41-44; 2 Corinthians 11:25

• ILLUSTRATIVE
  • Of industrious women
    Proverbs 31:14
  • (Wrecked,) of departure from the faith
    1 Timothy 1:19