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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
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Jonah

delivered from fish’s belly after three days. [O.T.: Jonah 1, 2]
See: Escape

Jonah

trying to escape God, brought tempest to sea. [O.T.: Jonah 1:4–12]

Jonah

saved from drowning in belly of great fish. [O.T.: Jonah 1:17]
See: Rescue
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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