The biblical story of Jonah has always seemed rather fantastical; after all, who could survive in the belly of a whale? Since when do whales swallow people? Well, since this week, apparently; a ...

Jonah is told by God that he must go to Nineveh and tell the people living ... It's a famous story from the bible about saying sorry and asking for forgiveness. Perhaps you’ll have heard of ...

During Lent many Christians use the time to fast something. This is the story ...

Jonah is told by God that he must go to Nineveh and tell the people living ... It's a famous story from the bible about saying sorry and asking for forgiveness. Perhaps you’ll have heard of ...

Still, although Simancas felt he had been swallowed, humpback whales have filter feeders which cannot completely eat someone ...

Three years ago, I was conducting research for a study on the Bible and the ... in Scripture too. Jonah is aggrieved with God for showing grace to the people of Nineveh because he regards them ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. The biblical story of Jonah ...

the user wrote alluding to the biblical allegory. According to the Bible, Jonah was a prophet who disobeyed God and went to Nineveh. However, while fleeing by ship, he's swallowed by a large fish ...

If you remember your Bible stories, you'll be familiar with the one about a whale swallowing Jonah, who opted out of following God's instructions to go to Nineveh. Jonah was stuck inside the ...