book of jonah

• Buch in der hebräischen Bibel (Altes Testament), das die Geschichte des Propheten Jona erzählt, der nach dem Versuch, Gottes Befehl zur Predigt in der Stadt Ninive zu entkommen, von einem großen Fisch verschlungen wird.

A book in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) that tells the story of the prophet Jonah, who is swallowed by a large fish after attempting to flee from God's command to preach to the city of Nineveh.

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   A book in the Old Testament of the Bible that tells the story of the prophet Jonah, who was swallowed by a large fish after trying to flee from God's command.

   Buch Jona

   • The Book of Jonah is one of the twelve minor prophets in the Bible.
   • In the Book of Jonah, the prophet is sent to Nineveh to preach repentance.
   • The story of Jonah and the whale is a well-known narrative from the Book of Jonah.