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Flourished: 785 bce. Flourished: c.800 BCE - c.701 BCE. Jonah (flourished 785 bce) was one of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. His narrative is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon, and stands alone as the Book of Jonah in Christian scripture.
Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas (Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, lit. ' dove ') [a] is a Jewish prophet in the Hebrew Bible hailing from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE.
When Jonah was in the fish belly: Jonah was still alive. When Jonah was praying to God in the belly: Jonah was still alive (he was crying too while he was praying). When the fish vomits him out: Jonah was still alive (because he has to go to Nineveh for preaching).
Jonah remained alive and conscious inside the fish’s stomach for three days and three nights. From this predicament, he finally repented and cried out to God for mercy.
The prophet Jonah (Hebrew: יוֹנָה, Yonā) is mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25, which places Jonah's life during the reign of Jeroboam II, King of Israel, (786–746 BC), but the book of Jonah itself does not name a king or give any other details that would give the story a firm date.
Jonah was alive after three days and nights in the fish (1:17). The fish was guided (“so the LORD spoke to the fish”) to a place where Jonah was spewed out on dry land (2:10). The people of Nineveh astonishingly “believe” (Hebrew aman, to trust, to support, to turn to the right; Strong’s number 539; Jonah 3:5).
As soon as Jonah was in the water, G‑d sent a large fish to swallow Jonah alive. Three days and three nights Jonah stayed within the fish. In distress, he prayed to G‑d to save him, and G‑d ordered the fish to eject Jonah and set him on dry land.