Jonah Flees From the LORD - The word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” …

Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas (Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, lit. ' dove ') [a] is a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the …

Jonah Flees from the LORD (Nahum 1:1–15) 1 Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its …

Jan 4, 2022 · 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 …

Jun 12, 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 …

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 …

The name Jonah means “dove.” His commission, as recorded in the book of Jonah (the fifth of the Minor Prophets), was to convey a message from God to the Assyrian capital of Nineveh. The …

Apr 23, 2024 · Jonah then makes the 500-mile trip to Nineveh and leads the city in a great revival. But the prophet is displeased (actually pouts) instead of being thankful when Nineveh repents. …

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 …