Jonah 1:3

3But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to 1:3 The natural harbor of the city of Joppa (modern Jaffa, Israel) has been in use since the Bronze Age. It was the port of entry for the cedars of Lebanon for Solomon’s temple (2 Chr 2:16), and again for the second temple of Jerusalem (Ezra 3:7). It is located just south of Tel Aviv.Joppa and found a ship going to 1:3 Possibly Tartessos in southwest Spain.Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord. [Gen 4:16; Job 1:12; 2:7]