Jonah 1 NIV - Jonah Flees From the LORD - The word of - Bible Gateway 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 the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him
Jonah - Wikipedia 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 according to the Hebrew Bible
Who was Jonah in the Bible? - GotQuestions. org 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 Summary and Study Bible Summary: Jonah details the journey of the prophet Jonah, who is commanded by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh Having initially fled toward Tarshish, Jonah is swallowed by a great fish
Jonah | Biblical Figure, Account, Nineveh, Fish, Facts - Britannica Jonah (flourished 785 bce) 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 alone as the Book of Jonah in Christian scripture
Jonah, THE BOOK OF JONAH | USCCB 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 a great fish, rescued in a marvelous manner, and returned to his starting point
Jonah Commentaries Sermons - Precept Austin According to Jonah chapter 1, everything cooperated with the Lord except Jonah—the wind and the sea, the great fish, and even the heathen sailors Jonah would not try to rescue the pagan city of Nineveh from destruction, but the unconverted sailors tried to rescue Jonah