Ends of the Earth (figurative)
The Ends of the Earth is a figurative expression based on the geographical reality of the most distant parts of the earth from whatever point may be treated as central.
In the Bible, Job stated that God 'looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.[1] The Queen of the south (or the Queen of Sheba) was said by Jesus to have travelled from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon' [2]
Pope Francis in accepting his election as Pope, referred to himself as having come from the 'end of the Earth', meaning Argentina:
The island of Palmerston in the Pacific Ocean has been described as 'the island at the end of the Earth'.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ Job 28:24
- ↑ Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31, recalling 1 Kings 10:1-10 and 2 Chronicles 9:1-12
- ↑ Pope Francis the humble: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes first pontiff from the Americas, The Telegraph, 13 March 2013, accessed 16 November 2016
- ↑ BBC News, Palmerston: The island at the end of the earth, 30 December 2013, accessed 22 March 2015
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