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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 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. | ||
| − | 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. | + | 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> Several people in recent memory have survived being swallowed by whales, though they are never quite the same.<ref>[http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/n/newjonah.htm Modern Day Jonah survives being eaten by whale.]</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> | 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> | ||
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A minor prophet in the Book of Jonah, most famous for being swallowed by a large fish or whale and regurgitated after three days[1] unharmed dispite exposure to chewing, digestive acids and a lack of air.
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.[2] Several people in recent memory have survived being swallowed by whales, though they are never quite the same.[3] 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 allegory prefiguring of the three days between the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.[4] [5]