Study Notes on Jonah 1:2
Nineveh sat on the east bank of the Tigris River about 220 miles (354 km) north of present-day Baghdad and over 500 miles (805 km) northeast of Israel.
Great (Hb. gadol ) is used 14 times in Jonah. Nineveh was an important (“great”) city (see 3:3).
evil. The same Hebrew term (Hb. ra‘ah; used 9 times in Jonah) can mean “evil” or “disaster.” The Ninevites were evil, and they were in line for disaster.
Great (Hb. gadol ) is used 14 times in Jonah. Nineveh was an important (“great”) city (see 3:3).
evil. The same Hebrew term (Hb. ra‘ah; used 9 times in Jonah) can mean “evil” or “disaster.” The Ninevites were evil, and they were in line for disaster.
