Who is Jonah in the bible?

Early Christian tradition compared the Resurrection of Jesus Christ after three days in the tomb to Jonah's three days in the belly of the whale (Matthew 12:38-41). The following Scripture is the Authorized King James Version, now in the public domain, and the New International Version of The Holy Bible. read more

Jonah or Jonas is the name given in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh/Old Testament) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BCE. He is the eponymous central figure of the Book of Jonah, in which he is called upon by God to travel to Nineveh and warn its residents to repent of their sins or face divine wrath. read more

Jonah was the son of Amittai, who came from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (called Gittah-hepher in Joshua 19:10-13). He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind Elisha in his place in the Old Testament. Jonah’s story is told in the short (just 48 verses) but powerful book of Jonah. read more

Jonah 1 New International Version (NIV) Jonah Flees From the Lord. 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. read more