Could Jonah have been swallowed by a whale?
According to the biblical narrative, Jonah was swallowed by a “great fish” (Jonah 1:17 ESV), and spent three days and three nights in its belly before being spat out, unharmed. However, skeptics have long dismissed the tale as fantastical, citing physiological impossibilities. Could Jonah have been swallowed by a whale, or a “great fish”?
A very modern event reminds us not to be too quick to dismiss Biblical accounts as fictional. The BBC reports:
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