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Originally it was the leviathan, an imaginary, giant beast of the sea.
(Really giant, it covered the entire sea bed.) Since the story of Jonah is recorded in the scripture, the scripture has the answer for this.
17Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. A fish is not a whale, in terms of modern scientific classification, since a whale is a mammal. However it appears unclear what the actual Hebrew word used could be referring to. Some have suggested it was a large shark. The Leviathan is a different creature, with a different Hebrew word used, and so it was not a Leviathan. In any case, it was not any kind of mythological creature, but a real existent one.
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Why was Noah swallowed by a fish?
It wasn't Noah, it was Jonah. Jonah was fleeing from God's request for him to preach to the wicked Assyrian city of Nineveh, since, as he later stated, he knew God to be merciful and he was afraid God would spare them if they repented (not a very kind attitude to have). The great fish was God's methodology of bringing Jonah back to where he started and bringing him to a point where he was ready to do what God wanted. The full account is in the Old Testament book of Jonah. Interestingly enough, despite the many scoffings over the years at the implausibility of this story, a man on a whaling expedition in the 19th century was recorded as having spent significant time in a whale, and lived to tell of it. This is not to say that Jonah's fish was actually a whale, as whales are mammals, but that it is not impossible.
Who was swallowed by the big fish?
Jonah
How are Jesus and Jonah alike?
They were both Jewish men. Jonah, when he was swallowed by the fish was running from God. He was disobedient to God's orders. Jesus was just the opposite.
Name a Hebrew prophet swallowed by a great fish?
Jonah.
In the Bible who was swallowed by a large fish?
Jonah
Who was swallowed by a large fish on his way to Nineveh?
Jonah (Source: biblical book of Jonah).
Who was swallowed by a very large fish?
Jonah?As in Jonah and the whale?Jonah 1:17 - 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. [NKJV]
What location on dry land did the fish spit jonah out at?
The fish that swallowed Jonah spat him out on dry land near the city of Nineveh, according to the biblical narrative in the Book of Jonah. While the specific location is not named, it is generally understood that Jonah was released from the fish after three days and nights, and he then went on to deliver God's message to the people of Nineveh.
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 old testament book tells the story of a prophet of god who was swallowed by a whale?
The prophet was Yonah or Jonah. Muslims call him Yunus. Please see the related link for a discussion about his significance.
Where did Jonah go after being thrown overboard and reaching dry land?
After being thrown overboard, Jonah was swallowed by a great fish, where he spent three days and three nights. After praying to God from within the fish, he was eventually vomited out onto dry land. Following this, Jonah received a second call from God to go to the city of Nineveh and deliver a message of repentance.
Wasn't it Joan of Arc who got swallowed by a whale?
No. Joan of Arc was never swallowed by a whale. You are likely thinking of the Biblical Story of Jonah who was swallowed by a large fish.
