{"id":11554,"date":"2024-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11554"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:17:03","slug":"jonah-meaning-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/jonah-meaning-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonas est-il dans la Bible ? Oui, le proph\u00e8te envoy\u00e9 \u00e0 Ninive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Jonah is the prophet of the Old Testament book that bears his name. God sent him to warn the city of Nineveh; he fled by sea instead and was swallowed by a great fish. He is also named in 2 Kings 14:25, and Jesus spoke of &quot;the sign of Jonah.&quot; The name means &quot;dove&quot; in Hebrew. What does the name Jonah mean? Jonah is the English form of the Hebrew Yonah, the ordinary Hebrew word for a dove. It\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Jonah is the prophet sent to Nineveh who fled by sea and was swallowed by a great fish. 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