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Line 1: − + + + − If this event actually occurred, it must have been a miracle, as the gullet of a whale is only about nine inches in diameter, and it would not be physically possible for a whale to swallow a human being whole.<ref>http://www.edwardtbabinski.us/whales/shore_whaling_industry.html</ref> Moreover, bodies of squid recovered from the stomachs of whales show corrosion from digestive juices.+ − − Some people think of the story of Jonah and the whale as an [[allegorical|allegory]] prefiguring of the three days between the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/typology-theology</ref> <ref>http://www.ctsfw.edu/library/files/pb/1253</ref> −
Removing nonesense, adding more accurate stub citing the book of Jonah. This article needs more work, however.
A minor prophet in the Book of Jonah, most famous for being swallowed by a large fish or [[whale]] and regurgitated after three days<ref>Jonah 1:17</ref> unharmed dispite exposure to chewing, digestive acids and a lack of air.
A prophet in the Book of Jonah famous for being swallowed by a great fish.
== Jonah's call to prophesy ==
God orders Jonah to prophesy to the city of Nineveh.<ref>JNH 1:2</ref> Jonah attempts to avoid God's command by going to Joppa and sailing to Tarshish.<ref>JNH 1:3-4</ref> A huge storm arises.<ref>JNH 1:4-6</ref> The sailors realized this was no ordinary storm, cast lots, and learn that Jonah is to blame.<ref>JHN 1:7</ref> Jonah admits this,<ref>JNH 1:9-11</ref> and states that if he is thrown overboard, the storm will cease.<ref>JHN 1:12</ref> The sailors eventually throw him overboard, and the seas calmed,<ref>JNH 1:15</ref> and the sailors worshiped the LORD.<ref>JHN 1:16</ref>
Jonah is miraculously swallowed by a large fish, where he survived for three days and nights.<ref>JHN 1:17</ref> While in the great fish, Jonah prays to God and asks forgiveness and thanks God for being so forgiving, and, as a result, God commands the fish to vomit Jonah out.<ref>JHN 2</ref>
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