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''Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.'' Jonah 1:17

''Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.'' Jonah 1:17

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is often regarded as being a whale.<ref>There is no contradiction here. The restriction of the word "fish" to mean "member of the class ''Pisces''" is recent. Historically "fish" meant any sea creature, a usage which survives  in words and phrases such as "shellfish," "starfish," and "the whale fishery." No less an authority than Herman Melville, in ''Moby-Dick,'' defines a whale as "a spouting fish with a horizontal tale."</ref> The [[Great white shark]]s are also present in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], offering an alternative swallower that is a true fish.

is often regarded as being a whale.<ref>There is no contradiction here. The restriction of the word "fish" to mean "member of the class ''Pisces''" is recent. Historically "fish" meant any sea creature, a usage which survives  in words and phrases such as "shellfish," "starfish," and "the whale fishery." No less an authority than Herman Melville, in ''Moby-Dick,'' defines a whale as "a spouting fish with a horizontal tale."</ref> [[Great white shark]]s are also present in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], offering an alternative swallower that is a true fish.

== Whales in literature ==

== Whales in literature ==