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Jonah and the Whale

A tomb inside a Sunni mosque called the Mosque of the Prophet Yunus, which is Arabic for Jonah, in Mosul site is said to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah, who was swallowed by a whale or great fish in the Islamic and Judeo-Christian traditions. Biblical scholars are divided on whether the tomb in Mosul actually belonged to Jonah. In the Jewish tradition, he returns to his hometown of Gath-Hepher after his mission to Nineveh. And some modern scholars say the Jonah story is more myth than history. But others believe that Jonah actually existed.

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  • Originally Aired September 24, 2018
  • Runtime 44 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network Smithsonian Channel (CA)
  • Created October 31, 2021 by
    chice73hw2
  • Modified February 10, 2023 by
    Buguicrack
Name Type Role
Mark Bazeley Guest Star
Robert Marsden Director