Person Old Testament
Tarshish
Also known as Tarshish =ESV, NIV; Tharshish =KJV
Tarshish was a son of Bilhan, a descendant of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:10.
Why it matters. Son of Bilhan from the tribe of Benjamin
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Tarshish
Tarshish is mentioned in 1Ch.7.10 as a son of Bilhan. Bilhan was a descendant of Benjamin, making Tarshish a member of the tribe of Benjamin. This passage lists the sons of Jediael, tracing the genealogy of Benjamin.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Bilhan
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)