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  2. Sep 30, 2022 · God sent a big fish, some call it a whale, to swallow Jonah and to save him from drowning. While in the belly of the big fish (whale), Jonah prayed to God for help, repented, and praised God. For three days Jonah sat in the belly of the fish. Then, God had the big fish throw up Jonah onto the shores of Nineveh.

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    Although the creature that swallowed Jonah is often depicted in art and culture as a whale, the Hebrew text uses the phrase "large fish". In the 17th century and early 18th century, the species of the fish that swallowed Jonah was the subject of speculation by naturalists, who interpreted the story as an account of a historical incident.

  4. Jun 4, 2021 · Updated on June 04, 2021. The story of Jonah and the Whale, one of the oddest accounts in the Bible, opens with God speaking to Jonah, son of Amittai, commanding him to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. Jonah rebels, gets swallowed by a great fish, repents, and, at last, fulfills his mission.

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  5. The Story of Jonah and the Whale. At this time another prophet, named Jonah, was giving the word of the Lord to the Israelites. To Jonah the Lord spoke, saying: "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and preach to it; for its wickedness rises up before me." But Jonah did not wish to preach to the people of Nineveh; for they were the enemies of his ...

  6. Aug 11, 2020 · Candice Lucey. Contributing Writer. Updated Aug 11, 2020. When atheists want to make their point against Christianity, they often look to Jonah. They say that a fish could not swallow a man or spit him out. Christians reply that the “fish” was probably a whale and that a whale is easily large enough to swallow a man.

  7. Jun 24, 2022 · What Jonah and the Whale Teaches Us about God's Unchanging Plan. Lori Stanley Roeleveld Contributing Writer. Updated Jun 24, 2022. Jonah and the whale is one of the first stories we...

  8. min. The story of Jonah and the whale is about a Hebrew prophet named Jonah, who God commands to travel to the great city of Nineveh to preach repentance to its inhabitants because of their wickedness. Jonah instead refuses God’s mission and tries to escape by boarding a ship traveling in the opposite direction.

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