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Jonah |
The Book of Jonah (Hebrew: Sefer Yonah) is a book in the Hebrew
Bible/Old Testament. It tells the story of an Hebrew prophet named Jonah ben
Amittai who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh but tries to
escape the divine mission. Set in the reign of Jeroboam II (786-746 BCE), it was
probably written in the post-exilic period (after 530 BCE).[citation needed] The
story has an interesting interpretive history (see below) and has become
well-known through popular children?s stories. In Judaism it is the Haftarah for
the afternoon of Yom Kippur due to its story of God's willingness to forgive
those who repent.
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