Jonah praises God for rescuing him from death, but he is not happy when God again tells him to go to Nineveh, but this time he goes. When he arrives in Nineveh, Jonah announces that in 40 days the ...

God tells the prophet he cares about the many children in Nineveh, the animals, and also believers who run away—anyone lost in the belly of a big fish. “Jonah teaches us about the compassion ...

Jonah is a remarkable prophet. He is more than a forecaster of God’s revelations, more than a preacher of persistent patience, or impending wrath. To readers, Christian, Jewish, and even Muslim ...

The early Eighth Century B.C. Old Testament Book of Jonah tells an important story that may be lost in the details of the prophet Jonah’s disobeying God by fleeing from preaching in Nineveh and ...

And while at no point in the novel is Jonah actually named, it’s Hewey who brings him up: “Let me tell you the lesson of this prophet,” he says. “Truth never outweighs mercy.” ...

Jonah is a far rarer image, though his ordeal in being swallowed and then cast up has long existed for Christians as a parable of death and resurrection. But early Christian depictions of the ...

Israel’s No. 1 prophet, Jonah, has a great job delivering God’s messages. But when Jonah gets the call to go to Nineveh, he runs away–straight into a whale-full of trouble. Join Jonah ...

According to many sources, Jonah Hill in Ashdod is the burial site of the famous prophet Jonah. Photo Credit shmulik s. Pikiwiki Israel – Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic ...