Tarshish
Divided Kingdom
Tribe of Benjamin
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Tarshish was a son of Bilhan, a descendant of Benjamin.
Tarshish was a son of Bilhan and a descendant of Benjamin through Jediael, listed in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 7:10 as one of the heads of ancestral houses and mighty warriors in their generations. He is named alongside six brothers including Jeush, Benjamin, and Ehud. The name Tarshish is shared with a famous distant seaport in the ancient world, though this individual's connection to the geographical name is uncertain.