Yonah

The son of Amittai, a prophet from Gath-hepher, named in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). Sent to Nineveh, he fled toward Tarshish and was swallowed by a great fish before being sent again (Jonah 1:1-17). At his preaching the people of Nineveh repented, and God relented from the disaster (Jonah 3:1-10). Jesus speaks of the sign of Jonah, drawing a parallel between Jonah’s three days in the fish and his own burial (Matthew 12:39-41). His birth and death are not stated; the bar reflects his period of activity under Jeroboam II.

Historical dating — generally accepted

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