Jonah ... Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas (Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, lit. 'dove') [a] was a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE …

Do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man, for you, Lord, have done as you pleased.” 15 Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. 16 At this …

Nov 11, 2025 · Jonah was one of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. His narrative is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon, and stands …

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THE BOOK OF JONAH The story of Jonah has great theological import. It concerns a disobedient prophet who rejected his divine commission, was cast overboard in a storm and swallowed by …

Jul 7, 2025 · Author: Jonah 1:1 identifies the book as telling the story of the prophet Jonah. Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that Jonah is the author …

The story of the prophet Jonah is recorded in the Book of Jonah, which is part of the Bible, and is read in the synagogue every year on the Day of Atonement. Its powerful message is a timely …

Jonah is unique among the books of the prophets, which are typically collections of God’s words spoken through a prophet. This book doesn’t really focus on the words of a prophet; rather, it’s …

The Lord called Jonah to go to the great Assyrian city of Nineveh to pronounce judgment on it. Jonah attempted to escape the Lord’s calling by sailing from the seaport of Joppa to Tarshish, …

Jonah (“Yonah”) is one of 12 books of Minor Prophets (“Trei Asar”), marked by their shortness. It begins as Jonah tries to escape a mission of prophecy, ending up on a ship in the midst of a …