Instead of obeying God, Jonah fled to Joppa to board a ship heading to which location?
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Correct answer: Tarshish
Jonah attempted to flee 'from the presence of the Lord' by heading in the opposite direction of Nineveh. Tarshish is generally believed to have been a distant port in modern-day Spain.
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- During the great storm, what was Jonah doing while the sailors were crying out to their gods and lightening the ship?
- How did the sailors determine that Jonah was the cause of the storm?
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- What was the immediate reaction of the sea after Jonah was thrown overboard?
- For how long was Jonah in the belly of the great fish?
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