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 …

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.”

Nov 11, 2025 · Jonah 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 …

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Dive into the complex story of the book of Jonah in the Bible. Explore its message and themes with related videos, podcasts, and more from BibleProject™.

Jul 7, 2025 · Author: Jonah 1:1 identifies the book as telling the story of the prophet Jonah. Although the book is written in the third person, the traditional view is that Jonah is the author …

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 …

Jonah is the protagonist in the famous biblical story in which he is thrown off a storm-tossed ship and swallowed by a fish. His narrative is read in the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day …

The primary theme in Jonah is that God’s compassion is boundless, not limited just to “us” (Jonah and the Israelites) but also available for “them” (the pagan sailors and the Ninevites).

Discover a complete summary of the Book of Jonah, the thirty-second book of the Bible. Explore the story of Jonah, God’s mercy toward Nineveh, and the call to compassion and obedience.