Jonah 1:3
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
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- Psalm 139:7–9 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
- Joshua 19:46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
- Genesis 4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.