(fl. 785 BC) One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Old Testament, whose story is told in the book of Jonah. (His narrative is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon, and he is first mentioned in the book of Kings.) God orders Jonah to prophesy against the wickedness of Nineveh, but Jonah refuses to believe that the people of this hated foreign city deserve salvation, and he sails away on a ship in the opposite direction. When a great storm threatens to destroy the ship, he confesses his fault and asks the crew to throw him overboard. A great fish swallows him, but he prays for deliverance and the fish spews him out on dry ground. He goes on to Nineveh and preaches God's message; its sinful people repent and are saved by God. Jonah is angered over the salvation of the Ninevites and hopes that the city will be destroyed, for which God rebukes him. The book, which opposes the narrow Jewish nationalism of the time, was probably written in the 5th or 4th century BC
{i} Hebrew prophet who was swallowed by a large fish and then cast up on the shore unharmed (Biblical); book of the Old Testament which tells the story of Jonah; male first name; family name; person or thing which brings bad luck
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a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
The prophet in the O T sent by God to preach to the Assyrians in Ninevah Known for his trip in the belly of the sea monster
A son of Amittai, a Zebulunite from Gath-hepher whom Yahweh sent as prophet to warn Nineveh of its impending doom (Jon 1: 1-16) The "sign of Jonah," who was reputedly delivered from death inside a sea monster (Jon 1: 17-2: 10), is cited in the Synoptics as prophetic of Jesus' death and resurrection (Matt 12: 40; 16: 4; Luke 11: 29-30)
The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is unpropitious
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A projecting or retreating part in something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a wall
An eighth century B C E Israelite prophet who was called to preach to the Assyrians in Nineveh; the book of Jonah is one of the twelve books of the minor prophets See Chapter 13
A prophet who both runs from God, and then castigates God for not destroying Ninevah, after they repent Sounds a strong note of universalism - even Gentiles are loved by God
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