Reference: Ships and Boats
Hastings
SHIPS AND BOATS
1. In OT and Apocrypha
(1) Among the Israelites.
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He began again to teach by the sea-side: but there was so great a crowd gathered about him, that he was oblig'd to go into a ship, where he sat down, and stay'd on board while the people stood on the shore.
where he saw two vessels lying near shore: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
Herod was then making warlike preparations against the Tyrians, and Sidonians: but they unanimously sent a deputation to court: where having gain'd Blastus the king's chamberlain, they brought matters to an accommodation: for their country was subsisted by the king's territorys.
there the centurion met with a ship of Alexandria, bound for Italy, and put us on board.
having lost a good deal of time, and sailing being now dangerous, for the fast was now over, Paul gave them this warning,
but soon after it blew a storm from north-east, which bore so upon the ship,
when we were nigh the isle Clauda, we had much ado to hoist in the skiff. this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove.
this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove.
then for fear of striking upon the rocks, they dropt four anchors astern, and lay impatient for the day.
the whole number then on board being two hundred and seventy six. when they had eat enough, they threw the wheat over board to ease the ship:
accordingly, having heaved in their anchors, they drove with the sea, then loos'd the helm, bois'd the mizen-sail to wind, and made to shore:
accordingly, having heaved in their anchors, they drove with the sea, then loos'd the helm, bois'd the mizen-sail to wind, and made to shore:
After having been there three months, we embark'd on board the Castor and Pollux from Alexandria, that had put in there by hard weather:
After having been there three months, we embark'd on board the Castor and Pollux from Alexandria, that had put in there by hard weather:
After having been there three months, we embark'd on board the Castor and Pollux from Alexandria, that had put in there by hard weather:
from thence we turn'd to the wind, and arriv'd at Rhegium: the next day the wind being at south, we came in two days to Puteoli:
thrice was I whip'd with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I was shipwreck'd; a night and a day I was floating on the deep:
no house is without a builder; now he that built the whole house of Israel is God.
might have strong consolation to serve as a sure and stedfast anchor to the soul: till it arrives within the veil,