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Jona
(Encyclopedia) Jona, variant of Jonah.Jonah
(Encyclopedia) JonahJonahjōˈnə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings,…Jonas
(Encyclopedia) JonasJonasjōˈnəs [key], Greek form of Hebrew Jonah. St. Peter's father is called Jonas and Jona (KJV) and John (RSV).Jonah: 1
Jonah Chapter 1 1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up…Jonah: 2
Jonah Chapter 2 1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried…Jonah: 3
Jonah Chapter 3 1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.…Jonah: 4
Jonah Chapter 4 1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?…Amittai
(Encyclopedia) AmittaiAmittaiāmĭtˈāī [key], in the Bible, father of Jonah.Gath-hepher
(Encyclopedia) Gath-hepherGath-hephergăth-hēˈfər [key], in the Bible, town, ancient Palestine, near Nazareth. It was the home of Jonah. An alternate form is Gittah-hepher.Hurston, Zora Neale
(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…