Jonah

Summary

Jonah is a human biblical figure^[1]. His place of birth was Gath-hepher^[2]. He was born on -0823-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on -0720-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a preacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 9% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).^[6]

Key Facts

• Jonah's place of birth was Gath-hepher^[2].
• Jonah was born on -0823-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jonah died on -0720-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Jonah's father was Amittai^[7].
• Jonah's mother was Widow of Zarephath^[8].
• Jonah held citizenship in Kingdom of Israel^[9].
• Jonah is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group^[10].
• Jonah's professions included preacher^[5].
• Jonah held the position of prophet^[11].
• Jonah's religion is recorded as Yahwism^[12].
• Jonah's image is recorded as Sistine jonah.jpg^[13].
• Jonah is recorded as male^[14].
• Jonah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure^[15].
• Jonah's ISNI is recorded as 0000000097897336^[16].
• Jonah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2147905176379092423^[17].
• Jonah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8274156133240458430005^[18].
• Jonah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 84951705^[19].
• Jonah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22151776733018010493^[20].
• Jonah's GND ID is recorded as 118639951^[21].
• Jonah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79026841^[22].
• Jonah's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11934593n^[23].
• Jonah's IdRef ID is recorded as 027266893^[24].
• Jonah's Commons category is recorded as Jonah^[25].
• Jonah's SBN author ID is recorded as RMLV019518^[26].
• Jonah's canonization status is recorded as saint^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jonah was born in Gath-hepher^[2]. He was born on -0823-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Amittai^[7]. His mother was Widow of Zarephath^[8]. He is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Jonah worked as a preacher^[5]. He held the position of prophet^[11].

Personal Life

Jonah's religion is recorded as Yahwism^[12].

Death and Burial

Jonah died on -0720-00-00T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jonah include Khan Yunis^[28], a city^[29], in United Arab Republic^[30], founded in 1389^[31] and fear of success^[32], a phobia^[33].

Why It Matters

Jonah ranks in the top 9% of human_biblical_figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,355 views/month).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Works attributed to him include Book of him^[36], a religious text^[37], written by him^[38]. Entities named for him include Khan Yunis^[28], a city^[29], in United Arab Republic^[30], founded in 1389^[31] and fear of success^[32], a phobia^[33].

FAQs

Where was Jonah born?

Jonah was born in Gath-hepher^[2].

Who were Jonah's parents?

Jonah's father was Amittai^[7]. Jonah's mother was Widow of Zarephath^[8].

What did Jonah do for work?

Jonah worked as preacher^[5].