Book 32 of 66 · Old Testament · Minor Prophets I
Jonah
Jonah is the 32nd book of the Bible and the 32nd of the 39 books of the Old Testament. It belongs to the Minor Prophets I section (Minor Prophets) and has 4 chapters.
- Book number
- 32 of 66
- Testament
- Old Testament (32 of 39)
- Section
- Minor Prophets I
- Group
- Minor Prophets
- Chapters
- 4
- Abbreviation
- Jon
- Comes after
- Obadiah
- Comes before
- Micah
About Jonah
Jonah is sent to preach to Nineveh, flees by ship, is swallowed by a great fish, and finally delivers his message. When the city repents he sulks, and God questions his lack of compassion.
Where is Jonah in the Bible?
Open a Bible near the middle: Jonah is book 32 of 66, right after Obadiah and just before Micah. In the Old Testament it is number 32 of 39, in the Minor Prophets I section (the first six of the twelve Minor Prophets).
Practise Jonah
- Find Jonah in Book Hunt — tap it on a shelf of all 66 spines before the timer runs out.
- What number is Jonah? Book Number Blitz — drill book numbers 1 to 66 against the clock.
- Is Jonah canon? Canon or Not — tell the real 66 from apocryphal and invented titles.
- Old or New? Testament Toss-Up — sort each book into its testament as fast as you can.
- Shelve Minor Prophets I in Order the Books — learn Jonah's neighbours by placing the whole section in order.
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