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