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    Jonah

    Birth: unknown

    Death: unknown

    Alternate First Name: Jonas

Biography

Christian and Islamic Prophet, lived during 8th century BCE, central figure in the Christian Bible Book of Jonah and the Quran's tenth chapter, supposedly swallowed by a whale in defiance of delivering God's message to the sinful people of Ninevah.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 26, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 22, 1859

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Christian and Islamic Prophet, lived during 8th century BCE, central figure in the Christian Bible Book of Jonah and the Quran's tenth chapter, supposedly swallowed by a whale in defiance of delivering God's message to the sinful people of Ninevah.
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Book-of-Jonah
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Book of Jonah - Encylopaedia Britannica
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