The Story of Jonah

The reluctant prophet, the whole book

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Oil-painting style portrait of Amittai, father of the prophet Jonah

Amittai

father of the prophet Jonah

Amittai was the father of the prophet Jonah and a resident of Gath-hepher during the era of the Divided Monarchy.

Divided Monarchy
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Oil-painting style portrait of Hebrews, Covenant people of God descended from Abraham

Hebrews

Covenant people of God descended from Abraham

The Hebrews represent the covenant people descended from Abraham, serving as the primary ethnic and spiritual identity of God’s chosen nation throughout the Old and New Testaments.

Patriarchal Period
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Oil-painting style portrait of Jonah, Prophet who was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing God's command to preach to Nineveh

Jonah

Prophet who was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing God's command to preach to Nineveh

A prophet from the northern kingdom of Israel who was commissioned by God to preach repentance to the Assyrian city of Nineveh.

Divided Monarchy
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