Book of Jonah
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The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonah | 6 |
| Jonah and the Whale | 1 |
| Jonah's deliverance from the fish | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book
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narrative text ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| approximateLength | short book ⓘ |
| attributedTo | prophet Jonah ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
God's compassion for nations
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divine mercy ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ prophetic mission ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| citedIn |
Gospel of Luke
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Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
God spares Nineveh
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Jonah boards a ship to Tarshish ⓘ Jonah flees from God's command ⓘ Jonah is swallowed by a great fish ⓘ Jonah is thrown overboard ⓘ Jonah's anger at God's mercy ⓘ Book of Jonah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jonah's deliverance from the fish
Jonah's prayer from the fish ⓘ Jonah's preaching in Nineveh ⓘ Nineveh's repentance ⓘ a great storm at sea ⓘ the plant that shades Jonah ⓘ the worm that destroys the plant ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | God ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | great fish ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Jaffa
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surface form:
Joppa
Nineveh ⓘ Tarshish ⓘ the sea ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative
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prophetic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryDevice |
irony
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satire ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read on Yom Kippur in Judaism ⓘ |
| mentions | king of Nineveh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Neviim ⓘ The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Minor Prophets
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| primaryCharacter |
Book of Jonah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jonah
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | four chapters ⓘ |
| symbolism | sign of Jonah ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
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surface form:
Old Testament
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| traditionalAuthor |
Book of Jonah
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jonah
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Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jonah's deliverance from the fish
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Jonah
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Jonah
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Jonah
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Jonah and the Whale
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Jonah
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Jonah