16 at this the men greatly feared the lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the lord and made vows to him. Jonah the son of amittai or jonas (hebrew 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. He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind elisha in his place in the old testament. 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. This summary of the book of jonah provides information about the title, author (s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of jonah. Jonah’s story unfolds in the reign of jeroboam ii over israel, when assyria’s shadow darkened the horizon Nineveh, capital of that empire, was a city of violence and oppression, known for its cruelty to the poor and its boastful arrogance.
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