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 according to the Hebrew Bible.

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.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and …

Summary: 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 …

Jan 21, 2026 · 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 Elisha in his place …

Feb 24, 2026 · 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 …

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 of the year.

Aug 25, 2025 · Let’s examine the book of Jonah—a minor prophet written as historical narrative—to see how this familiar story points us to Jesus. The book opens with God’s call to Jonah to go and warn …

4 days ago · The story of Jonah is usually told like this: Jonah runs from God, gets swallowed by a fish, eventually goes to Nineveh, and the wicked city repents. The moral of the story: don’t run away from …

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.” 3 But Jonah ran away from the Lord and …

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 a …