Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the LORD. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the LORD.
Genesis 10:4
The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittim, and the Dodanim.
Genesis 11:3
Then they said to one another, "Come, let's make bricks and bake them thoroughly." (They had brick instead of stone and tar instead of mortar.)
Genesis 15:4
But look, the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir."
Genesis 17:5
No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 18:22
The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.