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And while any whale swallowing highlights our helplessness in the face of the power of nature and God, perhaps the real takeaway comes from the difference between Jonah and Simancas’ reactions.

Cindy’s 5th grade class was assigned to present an object lesson. She brought her goldfish to school and made her ...

In the interviews after the humpback whale spat him back out, Simancas does not seem like a petulant Jonah; he’s even generous toward the whale’s intentions in scooping him out of the water.

The terrifying moment a young man was swallowed by a Humpback whale,IF YOU remember your Bible stories, you’ll be familiar with the one about a whale swallowing Jonah, who opted out of following ...

The Bible has no shortage of strange stories. From a talking donkey to a man being eaten by a giant fish, the Bible has no shortage of strange stories. In her new book "A Most Peculiar Book: The ...

Sir, An exhibtion billed as "Jonah the Giant Whale" is at present touring the North of England". Organised by a Swiss firm, it is sponsored by the WWF.

The whale swallowed Jonah, View Article. Published in the print edition of the April 26, 1941, issue, with the headline “Note on Jonah and the Whale. ...