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Jonas

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Jonas (jō`nəs), Greek form of Hebrew Jonah Jonah , prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings, Jonah lived during the reign (c.786 B.C.–c.746 B.C.) of Jeroboam II.
..... Click the link for more information. . St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV).
Jonah, Jonas
Old Testament
a. a Hebrew prophet who, having been thrown overboard from a ship in which he was fleeing from God, was swallowed by a great fish and vomited onto dry land
b. the book in which his adventures are recounted


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Jonas declares he once spoke of locomotor ataxia in hearing and she said she knew too well what that was.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
It was Jonas who suggested that they all go to America, where a friend of his had gotten rich.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
Their Historians affirm, that a Prophet who prophesy'd of Mahomet, came from this Temple, and some do not stand to assert, that the Prophet Jonas was cast forth by the Whale at the Base of the Temple.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
 
 
 
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