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ID: 901000606
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000606
Record Type: Character/Person

Jonah (Old Testament character)

Note: According to the opening verse of the Book of Jonah, Jonah is the son of Amittai. This lineage identifies him with the Jonah mentioned in II Kings 14:25 who prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II, about 785 BCE..

Display Date: 8th century BCE

Names:
Jonah (Old Testament character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Jonas (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Jona ben Amiti (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Jona (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Giona (Old Testament character) (Italian-P,D,N)
Jonás (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Junus (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
Yona (Old Testament character) (undetermined,A,N)
Yūnus (Old Testament character) (undetermined,U,N)
יונה (Old Testament character) (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
........<Old Testament characters> (P)
............Jonah (Old Testament character) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... religious character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Jonah (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 79026841
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 71V21 Jonah's prayer
Jonas (Old Testament character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Jona ben Amiti (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Jona (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Giona (Old Testament character)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Jonás (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Junus (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Yona (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Yūnus (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
יונה (Old Testament character)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Book of Jonah," accessed 30 June 2017
................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)

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