Source Detail
Jonah
Unknown (Traditional attribution: Jonah)
- Authority Level
- canon
- Doctrinal Status
- Canonically accepted scripture within the Old Testament; considered authoritative by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Source Type
- scripture
Excerpt
Jonah is sent to call Nineveh to repentance—He flees on a ship, is cast into the sea, and is swallowed by a great fish. Jonah prays to the Lord, and the fish vomits him out on dry ground. The people of Nineveh repent, and the city is saved.