Reference: Ships and Boats
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SHIPS AND BOATS
1. In OT and Apocrypha
(1) Among the Israelites.
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Jesus again began to teach by the Sea; and, as an immense crowd was gathering round him, he got into a boat, and sat in it on the Sea, while all the people were on the shore at the water's edge.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the King's for its food-supply.
There the Roman Officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her.
This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning.
But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land--a north-easter, as it is called.
Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship's boat, And, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.
And, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.
Then, as they were afraid of our being driven upon some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.
There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told. After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head.
After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head.
After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head.
And from there we worked to windward and so got to Rhegium. A day later a south wind sprang up and took us to Puteoli in two days.
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.
For every House has its founder, and the founder of the universe is God.
This hope is a very anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it 'reaches into the Sanctuary that lies behind the Curtain,'