Who did, who did,
Who did, who did
Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo
Who did, who did,
Who did, who did
Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo
Who did, who did,
Who did, who did
Who did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo
Who did swallow Jonah,
Who did swallow Jonah
Who did swallow Jonah down?
Whale did, whale did,
Whale did, whale did
Whale did swallow – Jo, Jo, Jo, Jo
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Whale did swallow Jonah,
Whale did swallow Jonah
Whale did swallow Jonah down
Gabriel, Gabriel,
Gabriel, Gabriel
Gabriel blow your – Trum, trum, trum, trum
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Gabriel blow your trumpet,
Gabriel blow your trumpet
Gabriel blow your trumpet loud.
Daniel, Daniel,
Daniel, Daniel
Daniel in the – Li, li, li, li
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Daniel in the lion’s,
Daniel in the lion’s
Daniel in the lion’s den.
What swallowed Jonah?
Jonah was swallowed by a sea creature, commonly referred to as a whale.
Butโฆ was it a whale the animal that swallowed Jonah when he was tossed into the sea by his fellow sailors?
Although the word “whale” is often used in English versions of the story, the Hebrew text actually uses a phrase meaning “huge fishโ. The Bible states: โNow the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonahโ.
It has been interpreted as a whale, even though a whale isnโt a fish but a mammal, but such distinction was not made in antiquity.
However, the development of whaling has made it clear that most, if not all, species of whale are incapable of swallowing a full-grown man.
The largest whales – baleen whales, a group which includes the blue whale – eat plankton and the whale shark has a small mouth and a narrow throat.
In conclusion, that animal was a great sea creature, not necessarily a great โfishโ according to our modern definition, but any type of animal living in the sea: a type of fish (e.g., shark), a water-living mammal (e.g., whale), or an extinct, dinosaur-like, water-living reptile (e.g., megalodon)
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The story of Jonah may parallel a scene from the Epic of Gilgamesh, which recounts the Sumerian kingโs exploits in his quest for immortality, or that of Jason in Greek mythology. Moreover, the name Jonah is the same as Jonas, which is nothing but Jason anagram.
In Carlo Collodi’s โThe Adventures of Pinocchioโ (1883) the animated marionette and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto, are swallowed by a whale, an allusion to the story of Jonah.
A โJonahโ is a term that once referred to a sailor or a passenger whose presence on board brought bad luck and endangered the ship, and later was extended to identify any person who brings bad luck to those around him/her.
Aw, what a cute kids’ video. Hm, maybe it was a whale shark. Or an extinct species of some kind of sea creature.
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Who knows…
Thank you for leaving such a nice comment
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Fascinating. I never knew all of the tie-ins and now, thanks to you, I know more. Very informative.
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You are so kind.
Thank you for this positive feedback
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Interessante la tua descrizione di Giona di cui non l’avevo notizia
Sherabbraccicari
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Grazie per avermi donato un bel commento…
Contraccambio con l’augurio di una felice settimana
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Interesting! Makes me think of him in a whole new way ๐
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Such a wonderful and interesting post, Luisa ๐โค๏ธ๐ค
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So glad to hear you like it
Lots of love
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Fantasticaaaa
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Grazie!
Buona serata, Ale carissima
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