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'''Jonah''' is the prophet in the [[Book of Jonah]] and the [[Koran]], famous for being swallowed by a great fish.   

'''Jonah''' is the prophet in the [[Book of Jonah]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] who is famous for being swallowed by a great fish.  He is also later mentioned in the [[Islamic]] [[Koran]].   

== The story of Jonah ==

== The story of Jonah ==

=== Other thoughts ===

=== Other thoughts ===

Some skeptics note that a whale can not swallow a human being, but of course the text never makes reference to the great fish being a whale.  However, at the time, whales were considered fish.<ref>http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/whales/shore_whaling_industry.html</ref> Nevertheless, how Jonah would have survived the normal digestive process as it is understood for most creatures is a mystery.  Perhaps it is, as Jesus alluded to, a miracle.

Some skeptics note that a whale can not swallow a human being, but of course the text never makes reference to the great fish being a whale.<ref>http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/whales/shore_whaling_industry.html</ref> Nevertheless, how Jonah would have survived the normal digestive process as it is understood for most creatures is a mystery.  Perhaps it is, as Jesus alluded to, a miracle.

 

===Modern Usage===

===Modern Usage===