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The Book of Jonah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Nevi'im ("Prophets") in the Hebrew Bible, and an individual book in the Christian Old Testament.The book tells of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah, son of Amittai, who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh, but attempts to escape his divine mission.
Jonah and the Whale (1621) by Pieter Lastman Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites (1866) by Gustave Doré, in La Grande Bible de Tours. Jonah is the central character in the Book of Jonah, in which God commands him to go to the city of Nineveh to prophesy against it "for their great wickedness is come up before me," [10] but Jonah instead attempts to flee from "the presence of the Lord" by going ...
Amittai (Matta in Arabic) is also mentioned in Islam by Muhammad. When Muhammad was returning from preaching in Ta'if and decided to take shelter in the garden of two leaders, Addas, a lowly servant boy, was sent to offer grapes to Muhammad. When Addas came, Muhammad asked which land he came from. Addas replied he was from Nineveh.
Articles relating to the Book of Jonah, one of the twelve minor prophets of the Nevi'im ("Prophets") in the Hebrew Bible, and an individual book in the Christian Old Testament. The book tells of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah, son of Amittai, who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh, but attempts to escape his divine mission.
Jeroboam II (reigned 824–783) restored the borders of Israel according to the word of the LORD which he had spoken by Jonah son of Amittai. 2 Kings 14:23–25. Hosea's prophetic ministry began during the reign of Jeroboam II. [48] 2 Kings 14:1–2 2 Kings 14:23–25 2 Chronicles 25:1 Hosea 1:1 Jonah 1:1: 810–758 Ante C. 810→
Yunus ibn Matta (Arabic: يُونُس ٱبْن مَتّىٰ, romanized: Yūnus ibn Mattā) is a prophet of God in Islam corresponding to Jonah son of Amittai in the Hebrew Bible. [1] [2] Jonah is the only one of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible to be named in the Quran. [3] The tenth chapter of the Quran, Yunus, is named after him. [4]
Jonah's tribal affiliation is disputed; generally assigned to Asher, he is claimed for Zebulun by R. Johanan due to his place of residence. [1] These opinions were harmonized by the assumption that his mother was of Asher while his father was of Zebulun. [2] According to another authority, his mother was the woman of Zarephath who entertained ...
He came from a family some of whose members are well known in Jewish literature as scholars and poets; for example, Shefatya ben Amitai, Hananiel ben Amittai, and his nephew Amittai ben Shephatiah. Ahimaaz had two sons, Paltiel and Samuel. The family tree of this clan is given by Ahimaaz in his Chronicle: The genealogy of Ahimaaz.