Famous Bible Stories: Jonah

According to Jonah 1:1, Jonah was the son of _______________.

• Obadiah

• Amittai

• Edom

• Teman

God instructed Jonah to go to which city?

• Damascus

• Montego Bay

• Nineveh

• Edom

Instead of following God's command, where did Jonah plan to go instead?

• Judah

• Tarshish

• Ur

• Carmel

Jonah found a ship going to Tarshish from _____________.

• Jerusalem

• Galilee

• Jordan

• Joppa

According to Jonah 1, why was Jonah headed to Tarshish?

• To go on holiday

• To flee from the presence of the Lord

• To avoid preaching in Nineveh for 7 days

• To preach in another place instead

When the mariners were in trouble at sea, what did they do first?

• Cry to their own gods

• Threw Jonah into the water

• Tried to steady the ship

• Jumped out of the ship

What was Jonah doing when they were in trouble at sea?

• Helping to steady the ship

• Sleeping inside the ship

• Praying to God to calm the winds

• Eating the fish he had just caught earlier

In Jonah 1, what question(s) did the mariners ask Jonah on the ship?

• What is your occupation?

• Are you the cause of this?

• What is thy country?

• Are you a prophet?

The mariners were eager to throw Jonah overboard to calm the winds.

• True

• False

• This is not known by reading the Scriptures.

According to Jonah 1, what is the exact length of time that Jonah was in the belly of a fish?

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