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Jonah
Also known as: Jonas
Prophet
Description
The reluctant prophet who fled from God's call to preach to Nineveh. Swallowed by a great fish for three days.
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Key Events
Life Event
The reluctant prophet who fled from God's call to preach to Nineveh.
Life Event
Swallowed by a great fish for three days.
Scripture References
Jonah 1:17
“Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”
Matthew 12:40
“For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Related Artwork
Jonah Cast into the Sea
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites
Gustave Doré, 1866
Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons