Jonah

Also known as: Yunus

Era: divided

Jonah

Prophet commanded to preach to Nineveh. Fled by ship but was thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish for three days. After being vomited out, he preached and Nineveh repented. Angry that God showed mercy to Israel’s enemy. Jesus cited his three days in the fish as a sign of his own resurrection. A prophet in Islam.

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