📍 Distance: Attempted: ~4,000 km (2,500 miles)
Actual: ~1,200 km (750 miles)
📜 Route: Attempted: Joppa (Israel) → Tarshish (Spain)
Actual: Joppa (Israel) → Nineveh (Iraq)
⚖️ Details: Jonah’s journey began with an attempt to flee to Tarshish, but after being swallowed by a fish, he obeyed God and preached repentance in Nineveh.
Joppa (Jonah’s Escape Attempt)
Jonah fled from God's command and boarded a ship to Tarshish.
Jonah 1:3 - "Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish."
Storm at Sea
God sent a great storm, and Jonah was thrown into the sea.
Jonah 1:15 - "They took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm."
Belly of the Great Fish
Jonah was swallowed by a great fish and remained there for three days and nights.
Jonah 1:17 - "Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and he was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."
Fish Vomited onto Dry Land
Jonah repented, and God commanded the fish to release him.
Jonah 2:10 - "And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land."
Nineveh (Jonah’s Obedience)
Jonah finally obeyed God’s command and preached repentance to Nineveh.
Jonah 3:3 - "Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh."