Jonah
the prophet of the great fish
Who was Jonah?
- A prophet, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher. Jonah 1:1; 2 Kings 14:25
- He fled on a ship when God sent him to Nineveh. A great fish swallowed him, and he was inside it three days. Jonah 1:2-3; Jonah 2:1
- Jesus spoke of the “sign of Jonah” when he announced his three days in the heart of the earth. Matthew 12:39-40
What the Bible says
Jonah 1:1; 2 Kings 14:25
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonas the son of Amathi, saying:
Jonah 1:2-3; Jonah 2:1
2Arise, and go to Ninive the great city, and preach in it: for the wickedness thereof is come up before me. 3And Jonas rose up to flee into Tharsis from the face of the Lord, and he went down to Joppe, and found a ship going to Tharsis: and he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them to Tharsis from the face of the Lord.
Matthew 12:39-40
39Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 40For as Jonas was in the whale’s belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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