prophet Jonah
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Prophet Jonah is a biblical figure best known for the story in which he is swallowed by a great fish after attempting to flee from God's command to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jonah | 13 |
| Prophet Jonah | 2 |
| prophet Jonah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1044761 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: prophet Jonah Context triple: [Book of Jonah, attributedTo, prophet Jonah]
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A.
Book of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
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B.
prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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D.
Prophet Gad
Prophet Gad was a biblical seer and advisor to King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for conveying God’s messages and guidance during David’s reign.
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E.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: prophet Jonah Target entity description: Prophet Jonah is a biblical figure best known for the story in which he is swallowed by a great fish after attempting to flee from God's command to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh.
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A.
Book of Jonah
The Book of Jonah is a short biblical narrative about the prophet Jonah, whose attempt to flee God's command leads to his being swallowed by a great fish and ultimately delivering a message of repentance to the city of Nineveh.
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B.
prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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C.
Prophet Nathan
Prophet Nathan was a biblical prophet during the reign of King David, known for confronting the king over his sin with Bathsheba and for playing a key role in the succession of Solomon.
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D.
Prophet Gad
Prophet Gad was a biblical seer and advisor to King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for conveying God’s messages and guidance during David’s reign.
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E.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible prophet
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ prophet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jonas
ⓘ
Yonah ⓘ
linked to:
Prophet Yunus
|
| associatedWithCity | Nineveh ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Tarshish ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | fled from God’s command ⓘ |
| audience |
king of Nineveh
ⓘ
linked to:
King of Assyria
people of Nineveh ⓘ |
| boarded | ship to Tarshish ⓘ |
| bookGenre | prophetic narrative ⓘ |
| calledInQuran | Yunus ⓘ |
| commandedBy | God ⓘ |
| considered | minor prophet in Christian tradition ⓘ |
| emotion | angry at God’s mercy to Nineveh ⓘ |
| experienced | great storm at sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Jonah
ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Bible
Qur’an ⓘ
linked to:
Quran
|
| mission | preach repentance to Nineveh ⓘ |
| name |
Jonah
ⓘ
linked to:
prophet Jonah
|
| narrativeTheme |
divine mercy
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ repentance ⓘ universal scope of God’s concern ⓘ |
| prayedTo | God from the fish’s belly ⓘ |
| preachedMessage | warning of impending destruction ⓘ |
| preachedTheme | repentance ⓘ |
| releasedBy | fish vomited him onto dry land ⓘ |
| resultOfPreaching |
God spared Nineveh
ⓘ
Ninevites repented ⓘ |
| role | prophet sent to Nineveh ⓘ |
| swallowedBy | great fish ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
God’s compassion
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death and deliverance pattern ⓘ repentance of Gentiles ⓘ |
| taughtBy | God through plant and worm ⓘ |
| thenObeyedCommand | went to Nineveh ⓘ |
| thrownOverboardBy | sailors ⓘ |
| timeInFish | three days and three nights ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Joppa
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaffa
|
| usedAsSignBy | Jesus in the New Testament ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: prophet Jonah Description of subject: Prophet Jonah is a biblical figure best known for the story in which he is swallowed by a great fish after attempting to flee from God's command to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh.
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