c. 780 BC

Jonah's Journey

The shortest journey on the map and the most stubborn: Joppa and the ship for Tarshish, the storm, the fish, and finally the long walk to Nineveh.

JoppaTarshish (far west)Nineveh
Joppa0 km of 5,495 km

Jonah pays the fare and boards a ship going the opposite way.

Stops
4
Total distance
5,495 km
Travel estimate
about 7 months of travel
Passages
Flight and obedience

Timeline of the journey

  1. Jonah pays the fare and boards a ship going the opposite way.

    Jonah 1:3

  2. The far west — as far from Nineveh as a ship could take him.

    Jonah 1:3

  3. The storm, the lots, the sea, the fish, and three days inside it.

    Jonah 2:10

  4. A city of great size warned in five words, and a king in sackcloth.

    Jonah 3:3

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