![]() 11:3) was capable of creating a great fish to place in it as well. In response to Jonah's rebellion, God sent a great storm (Jonah 1:4, 11, 12) and then sent a great fish (Jonah 1:17). ![]() Rebellion against God echoes one familiar theme - going down. Then he finally went down into the sea (Jonah 1:15), where he then went down into the belly of a great fish for three days (Jonah 1:17). He went down to Joppa (Jonah 1:3) and down into a ship (Jonah 1:3, 5). In the book of Jonah we're told he had gone down away from God's call. Nabi Yunus is Arabic for "the Prophet Jonah." Today these two mounds in Iraq are known as Kuyunjik and Nabi Yunus. In Middle Eastern archaeology, a tell is a raised mound marking the site of an ancient city. A tell is a hill, mound, or small elevation. ![]() It was discovered beneath a pair of “tells” in modern-day Iraq. The great city of Nineveh (Jonah 1:2 3:3), rediscovered in the mid 1800s, is believed to have been the largest city in the world before its demise. But first let’s look into the context of the Jonah account and why Jesus would refer to the “sign of Jonah” (Matt 12:40-41). Well, yes, I’d say Jonah really was swallowed by a great fish, probably a sperm whale or a white shark. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.He Gave Us Scripture: Foundations of Interpretation.Your Kingdom Come: The Doctrine of Eschatology.Kingdom, Covenants & Canon of the Old Testament.Kingdom & Covenant in the New Testament.
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