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SHIPS

Thompson Chain Reference (1934)

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Probably originated from the ark made by Noah

Antiquity of, among the Jews

Solomon built a navy of

Generally made of the fir tree

Sometimes made of bulrushes

The seams of, were caulked

Often the property of individuals

Commanded by a master

Guided in their course by pilots

Governed and directed by the helm

Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies

Worked by mariners or sailors

Generally impelled by sails

Often impelled by oars

Soundings usually taken for, in dangerous places

Usually distinguished by signs or figure heads

Course of, through the midst of the sea, wonderful

The hinder part of, occupied by the passengers

When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables

Were often wrecked

DESCRIBED AS

Gallant

Large

Strong

Swift

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

Of Chittim

Of Tarshish

Of Adramyttium

Of Alexandria

Of Chaldea

Of Tyre

PARTS OF MENTIONED

The forepart or foreship

The hinder part or stern

The hold or between the sides

The mast

The sails

The tackling

The rudder or helm

The rudder-bands

The anchors

The boats

The oars

NAVIGATED

EMPLOYED IN

ENDANGERED BY

ILLUSTRATIVE

Of industrious women

(Wrecked,) of departure from the faith