Bible verses about Ships
(From 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
I 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
II 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
Psalms 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
I Kings 22:48; II 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- The hinder part of, occupied by the passengers
Mark 4:38- ENDANGERED BY
- Quicksands
Acts 27:17
- Rocks
Acts 27:29- When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables
Acts 27:17- Were often wrecked
I Kings 22:48; Psalms 48:7; Acts 27:41-44; II Corinthians 11:25- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of industrious women
Proverbs 31:14
- (Wrecked,) of departure from the faith
I Timothy 1:19