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The Book of Jonah

Jonah Ch. 1: Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son… Ch. 2: Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of… Ch. 3: And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah… Ch. 4: But it displeased…

Obadiah, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Obadiah, short prophetic book of the Bible. The prophet is otherwise unknown. The oracle which comprises this book dates from after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in…

Robert Graves: Jonah

JonahA purple whale Proudly sweeps his tail Towards Nineveh; Glassy green Surges between A mile of roaring sea."O town of gold, Of splendour multifold, Lucre and lust, Leviathan's eye Can…

Brewer's: Jonah and the Whale

Mr. Colbert, Professor of Astronomy in Chicago, in a chapter on “Star Grouping,” tells us that the whale referred to is the star-group “Cetus,” and that Jonah is the “Moon passing through…

Jonah Jones 2000 Deaths

Jonah JonesAge: 91 Grammy Award–winning trumpeter and nightclub performer whose recordings include “On the Street Where You Live” and “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads.” Died: Manhattan, April 30…

Hosea

(Encyclopedia) HoseaHoseahōzēˈə, –zāˈə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It relates something of the career of the prophet Hosea who preached against the sins of the northern kingdom of Israel in…

The Koran/Sura X — Jonah, Peace Be On Him!

Sura X — Jonah, Peace Be On Him!Mecca — 109 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful ELIF. LAM. RA.[714] These are the signs of the wise Book! A matter of wonderment is…

Hill, James Jerome

(Encyclopedia) Hill, James Jerome, 1838–1916, American railroad builder, b. Ontario, Canada. He went to St. Paul, Minn., in 1856. He became a partner of Norman Kittson in a steamboat line and, with…

Jonah SANFORD, Congress, NY (1790-1867)

SANFORD Jonah , a Representative from New York; born in Cornwall, Vt., November 30, 1790; attended the district schools; moved to Hopkinton, N.Y., in 1811; enlisted as a volunteer and…