1And the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying: א וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֶל־יוֹנָ֥ה בֶן־אֲמִתַּ֖י לֵאמֹֽר: 2Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and proclaim against it, for their evil has come before Me. בק֠וּם לֵ֧ךְ אֶל־נִֽינְוֵ֛ה הָעִ֥יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְרָ֣א עָלֶ֑יהָ כִּי־עָֽלְתָ֥ה רָֽעָתָ֖ם לְפָנָֽי:. read more
But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD." This is the first reference in Bible about Jonah. read more