In the Bible, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later. [Hebrewyônâ,dove; seeywninSemitic roots.] Jo·nah2 (jō′nə) n. 1.See Table atBible. 2.One thought to bring bad luck. ...
Mentioned in ? Jonah Nebiim Prophets Tyndale References in periodicals archive ? This "love of enemy" theme is powerfully articulated in the ancient prophetic book of Jonah. Jonah lived at the time of the Assyrian Empire (eighth century BCE), centered in Nineveh in the land today known as ...
Focuses on Jonah 3:10-4:11 which includes Jonah fleeing from God. Jonah's description of God in Jonah 4:2; Number of times Nineveh is mentioned in chapter 3; Reference to the conversation between Jonah and God.TurnerMaryDonovanEBSCO_AspInterpretation A Journal of Bible & Theology...
In this article it will be pointed out that each of the four instances where time is mentioned in the book of Jonah has a symbolic meaning and intends to mean more than is evident on the surface of the text.Contribution: This article contributes to the ongoing critical scholarship of the ...
Every detail of it is omitted, indeed it is not even mentioned; it is as though the Spirit of God has one object alone before Him, and that is to tell of the warning sent to the city of Nineveh; the servant and his experiences are all kept out of sight....
During this period of time it was probably the largest city in the known world. Built near the juncture of the Tigris River and its tributary the Khoser, it was served by an elaborate water system of eighteen canals. Nineveh had many suburbs, three are mentioned along with Nineveh in Gen...
NLT emphasizes the rhetorical point: “in the opposite direction,” though “Tarshish” is mentioned later in the verse. Jonah 1:3 tn Heb“Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish away from the Lord.” Jonah 1:3 tn Heb“away from the presence of the Lord.” The term מִלִּפ...
Upon the death of King Uzziah, mentioned in Isaiah 6:1, Isaiah counsels the new king, Ahaz, not to join the coalition of Syria and Israel against Assyria. He advises the king to wait, to stand firm in faith. He essentially says that in the face of the coming threat to do nothing....
In the Bible, a prophet who was swallowed by a great fish and disgorged unharmed three days later. [Hebrewyônâ,dove; seeywninSemitic roots.] Jo·nah2 (jō′nə) n. 1.See Table atBible. 2.One thought to bring bad luck. ...
Jonah later complains that he knew all along that God was likely to relent from the threatened judgment (4:2). Jonah 3:3 tn Heb“was a great city to God/gods.” The greatness of Nineveh has been mentioned already in 1:2 and 3:2. What is being added now? Does the term לֵ...