It tells the story of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah ben Amittai who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh but tries to escape the divine mission.

" The peculiarity of this change of gender led the later rabbis to reason that this means Jonah was comfortable in the roomy male fish, so he didn't pray, but that God then transferred him to a smaller, female fish, in which the prophet was uncomfortable, so that he prayed.

Jonah (; or ; Greek / Latin: Ionas ) is the name given in the Hebrew Bible ( Tanakh / Old Testament ) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the eponymous central character in the Book of Jonah, famous for being swallowed by a fish or a whale, depending on translation.

Jonah son of Amittai appears in 2 Kings as a prophet from Gath-hepher ( a few miles north of Nazareth ) active during the reign of Jeroboam II ( c. 786-746 BC ), where he predicts that Jeroboam will recover certain lost territories.

According to tradition Jonah was the boy brought back to life by Elijah the prophet, and hence shares many of his characteristics ( particularly his desire for ' strict judgment ').

Jonah ( Yunus in Arabic ) is highly important in Islam as a prophet who was faithful to God and delivered His messages.

Addas was shocked because he knew that the pagan Arabs had no knowledge of the prophet Jonah.

Muslim tradition has it that this is the burial site of Jonah the prophet.

* Jonah of Israel, future prophet ( according to Bible )

In the book of Jonah, the prophet initially chose to disobey God's command, and then he repented and became obedient.

Returning to Heidelberg he became Privatdozent in theology in 1829, and in 1831 published his Begriff der Kritik am Alten Testamente praktisch erörtert, a study of Old Testament criticism in which he explained the critical principles of the grammatico-historical school, and his Des Propheten Jonas Orakel über Moab, an exposition of the 5th and 16th chapters of the book of Isaiah attributed by him to the prophet Jonah mentioned in 2 Kings xiv.

His name is a direct reference to the long established sailor's superstition ( which is in turn based on the Biblical prophet Jonah whose ship nearly sank in a storm ).

He is the prophet greater than Jonah ( Matt 12: 41 ), and the Son over the house where Moses was a servant ( Hebrews 3: 5-6 ), leading his people to the heavenly promised land.

Biblical examples include that of the prophet Jonah, who reluctantly obeys the command of God to go to the city of Nineveh and preach " Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown !".

* Jonah, Old Testament prophet

It is named after the prophet Jonah.

Jonah is a prophet described in the Hebrew Bible as having been swallowed by a large fish.

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Jonah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible.

While on Venus, Ransom becomes in effect a prophet in the Biblical sense-i. e., a person to whom God speaks and on whom a specific Divine command is imposed ( and who, like Jonah, strongly resists and makes a considerable effort to avoid, before bowing to the inevitable ).

One shows Adam sitting between John the Baptist and a prophet at the foot of a tree.

Although some modern commentators claim that Montanus was rejected because he claimed to be a prophet, a careful examination of history shows that the gift of prophecy was still acknowledged during the time of Montanus, and that he was controversial because of the manner in which he prophesied and the doctrines he propagated.

Shuʿayb, or Shoaib, (; meaning Who shows the right path ), was an ancient Midianite prophet, sometimes identified with the Biblical Jethro ( though Islam attributes to him many deeds not attested in the Bible ).

It's an odd accusation especially to those of us that practice Karaism, making no sense at all since there is no adherance to the Qur ' an and Mohammed is definitely not seen as a prophet.

For to obey such a commandment would have been contrary to the nature of man, who generally cleaves to that to which he is used ; it would in those days have made the same impression as a prophet would make at present 12th Century if he called us to the service of God and told us in His name, that we should not pray to God nor fast, nor seek His help in time of trouble ; that we should serve Him in thought, and not by any action.

Matthew then states: " That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit ", in fulfillment of the prophecy of the prophet: " A virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

In this passage from the book of Isaiah the prophet predicts to king Ahaz that a young woman will give birth to a child who will be called " Immanuel ", meaning " God with us ", and that Ahaz's enemies will be destroyed before this child learns the difference between good and evil, i. e., before it reaches maturity.

Then he reduced the chief propositions of the Mutakallamin, to prove the unity of God, to ten in number, describing them at length, and concluding in these terms: " Does the Kalam give us more information concerning God and His attributes than the prophet did?

Then he reduced the chief propositions of the Mutakallamin, to prove the unity of God, to ten in number, describing them at length, and concluding in these terms: " Does the Kalam give us more information concerning God and His attributes than the prophet did?

Joseph is about to break the engagement, but an angel appears to him in a dream and tells him of the child's divine origins, and Matthew 1: 22-23 explains how this is the fulfillment of Scripture: " All this happened to fulfill what had been declared by the Lord through the prophet, who said, ' Look, the virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel ' - which is translated, ' God with us '".

She was not just a pioneer of the environmental movement, she was a prophet, calling out to us to save the environment for our children and our grandchildren.

After this vision had closed, another great and glorious vision burst upon us ; for Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said: Behold, the time has fully come, which was spoken of by the mouth of Malachi -- testifying that he should be sent, before the great and dreadful day of the Lord come -- To turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the children to the fathers, lest the whole earth be smitten with a curse -- Therefore, the keys of this dispensation are committed into your hands ; and by this ye may know that the great and dreadful day of the Lord is near, even at the doors.

On the night of his death Ali al-Ridha saw his grandfather prophet Muhammad in the dream saying, " Come to us tomorrow, what we have for you is better than the condition you are in.

For to obey such a commandment would have been contrary to the nature of man, who generally cleaves to that to which he is used ; it would in those days have made the same impression as a prophet would make at present 12th Century if he called us to the service of God and told us in His name, that we should not pray to God nor fast, nor seek His help in time of trouble ; that we should serve Him in thought, and not by any action.

He may be regarded as an extension of the central figure in archaic cultural life who appeared before us successively as the prophet, medicine-man, seer, thaumaturge and poet and whose best designation is vates .”

Then he reduced the chief propositions of the Motekallamin, to prove the unity of God, to ten in number, describing them at length, and concluding in these terms: " Does the Kalam give us more information concerning God and His attributes than the prophet did?

" If you believe my testimony to the Book of Mormon, if you believe that God spake to us three witnesses by his own voice ," wrote Whitmer ," then I tell you that in June, 1838, God spake to me again by his own voice from the heavens, and told me to ' separate myself from among the Latter Day Saints ....'" Nevertheless, Whitmer is regarded by Mormons as an " enduring witness to the genuineness of the prophet Joseph Smith and his message.

:" The false prophet fled to the land of Ifat and lived there propagating his false teaching ... And when Säbrädīn asked him for council he told him saying: ' The kingdom of the Christians has now come to an end ; and it has been given to us, for you will reign on in Siyon Ethiopia.

:" If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says, ' Let us follow other gods ' ( gods you have not known ) ' and let us worship them ,' you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer.

Christopher Hill supplies the answer when he quotes a Royalist prophet, Arise Evans, as saying ( 1629 ) that before he came to London he " looked upon the Scripture as a history of things that passed in other countries, pertaining to other persons ; but now I looked upon it as a mystery to be opened at this time, belonging also to us.

King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah, saying ` Please pray for us to the Lord our God `