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He was a prophet of the ten-tribe kingdom of IsraelNation of the Jewish People, and predicted the restoration of the ancient boundaries of the kingdom (2 Kings 14:25-27). This prophecy was already fulfilled during the reign of Jeroboam II, under whom JonahProphet of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel exercised his ministry. Timewise, this may
mean he was contemporary with the prophets Hosea and Amos; or possibly he preceded them. If so, and if the Book of JonahProphet of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel was, in fact, written by the prophet himself, JonahProphet of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel is the very oldest of all the prophets whose writings we possess. He is often placed in the 8th century BCE.
God ordered JonahProphet of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel to prophesy at Nineveh. JonahProphet of the ten-tribe kingdom of Israel did not want to, and tried to avoid God's command by sailing to TarshishWhere Jonah fled. During a storm he was thrown overboard, yet was miraculously saved by being swallowed by a large fish. The fish afterwards spit him out on the shore in the land of Nineveh where the Lord has wished him speak in the first place.