Jonah

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 4 chapters

A reluctant prophet is sent to Nineveh, and the city repents; the story asks whether we share God’s mercy toward our enemies.

Context

Genre

Prophetic narrative

Authorship

Associated with the prophet JonahThe book is a narrative about Jonah and does not name its author; the date is debated.

Setting

Nineveh

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

רַחוּםrachum — compassionate

Related texts

2 Kings 14 · Jonah son of AmittaiNahum 1–3 · another word about Nineveh

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