God chose him to be one.
No. It was the prophet Jonah.
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Jonah was angry when the people of Nineveh repented and therefore did not suffer the wrath of God. Jonah chapter 4
The whale spat Jonah out on dry land.
There is no mention of Jonah having a wife in the Scriptures.
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No, he was a Hebrew prophet.
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Jonah and the whale.
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης (profétés) meaning "advocate", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and to speak for them.Yes Jonah was a prophet, sent by God to warn the Ninevites to repent.
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