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The prophet was Yonah or Jonah. Muslims call him Yunus.

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Jonah is the man and the book. The Bible in at least one translation says he was swallowed by a great fish and whales are not fish, so such has been a subject of discussion among some people.

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The name of the prophet was Jonah, he was tossed into the sea, as he refused to go to Nineveh , as God told him to go there.He was for 3 days in the belly of the whale.

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Jonah the son of Amittai

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Prophet Jonah

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