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The book of Jonah, though The Bible does not call it a 'whale'. At Jonah 1:17, the Bible says: "Now the Lordhad prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."(KJV)

Jonah 1:17New King James Version (NKJV) Jonah's Prayer and Deliverance17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jesus confirmed this event and gave it as a sign of His being the Messiah

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The themes of Jonah and the whale are Compassion, God's love for others, God's love for creation, Judgment, Grace, Repentance, Love for enemies and God's persistence. and although it seems unknown the story of Jonah and the whale effects our everyday lives and shows the themes above everyday

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The theme of the book of Jonah is that one cannot run away from God.

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The originally-inspired manuscripts don't say "whale" [except for the mis-translation in the King James passage in Matthew 12:40. It says it was a "specially-prepared fish": "...the LORD prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights." (Jonah 1:17 KJV)

The Literal Bible [LIT] for Matthew 12:40 says, a "huge fish." And the New Living Translation[NLT] says, "great fish."

Ultimately, with the advent of the New Testament, Jonah's Old Testament account turns out to be "the ONLY Scripture Jesus used to PROVE HIS MESSIAHSHIP " as attested to by Matthew 12:39-40; that He would be three days and three nights dead in the tomb, as Jonah was dead three days and three nights in the great fish's belly. A proof which practically no one believes, considering that the majority of the "believers" in the world think He was only there for about a day and a half. And even that is contradicted by their further belief that Jesus wasn't really dead... but off preaching to spirits in hell during that same time frame.

So it is, then, that either Jesus' claim regarding Jonah "proves the veracity of Jonah's account"... or it "proves that Jesus is [was] either confused, mistaken; or a liar"... in which case the book of Jonah was just another "biblical fairytale," as so many other people believe.

Matthew Henry, however, gives this synopsis of Jonah:

"Book Synopsis: - Jonah was a native of Galilee, 2 Kings xiv.25. His miraculous deliverance from out of the fish, rendered him A TYPE OF OUR BLESSED LORD, who mentions it, so as to show the CERTAIN TRUTH of the narrative. All that was done WAS EASY to the Almighty Power of the Author and Sustainer of Life. This book shows us, by the example of the Ninevites, how great are the Divine forbearance and long-suffering towards sinners. It shows a most striking contrast between the Goodness and Mercy of God, and the rebellion, impatience, and peevishness of His servant; and it will be best understood by those who are most acquainted with their own hearts." (Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: JONAH)

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Jonah was swallowed by the fish, which later spit him out.

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Parables are stories told that have a lesson to be learned, so yes, it could be considered a parable.

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Yes Jonah is in the old testament , the book is called Jonah as well.

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The Book of Jonah in Jewish Scripture (the Old Testament).

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The story of Jonah and the great fish can be found in the book called Jonah.

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The fish swallowed Jonah.


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The book of Jonah.

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In the Book of Jonah.

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What scripture in the bible talks about Jonah and the big fish?

When the bible talks about Jonah and the big fish, it is in the book Jonah in the old testament.


Where in the old testament did Jesus go into the heart of the earth?

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Allusion for Jonah and the big fish?

Story of Jonah and the large fish can be found in the book of Jonah in the Old Testament (Jonah 1:17 - 2:10). The book of Jonah is included in the collection of Twelve Minor Prophets from Hosea to Malachi.


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Jonah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, famous for being swallowed by a big fish when he ran away from his calling to warn the people of Ninevah of their impending judgement. Jonah's story can be read in the book of Jonah in the Bible's Old Testament.


Is Jonah mentioned in the New Testament?

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What is Jonah and the big fish in Hebrew?

"Jonah and the Fish" = Yonah vehadag (יונה והדג)


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Jonah


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What religion did Jonah and the big fish originate from?

The account (story) of Jonah and the big fish originated from the Jewish religion. It is now part of the Bible and the Koran.


How many days and nights did Jonah stay in the belly of a fish?

Jonah Was inside the the big fish for three days and three nights


Who was the Biblical figure that spent time in the stomach of a whale?

Jonah was in the stomach of a 'great fish' - assumed by many to be a whale - for three days and three nights.


What was wrapped about jonahs head?

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