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Who Was Jonah in the Bible?
The short version, the key verse, and three quiz questions to check what you remember.
Jonah was the prophet swallowed by a great fish.
God sent Jonah to warn Nineveh, but he fled by ship toward Tarshish. In a storm he was thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish for three days and nights. He then preached in Nineveh, the city repented, and God taught the angry Jonah about His mercy.
Key verse
But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD .Jonah 2:9 (KJV)
Where to read about Jonah
Jonah 1–4; Matthew 12:40
Quick quiz
1. Which city did God send Jonah to?
Nineveh.
2. How long was Jonah inside the fish?
Three days and three nights.
3. Where was Jonah trying to go instead?
Tarshish.