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Sefer Yonah | Chapter 3
Sefer Yonah | Chapter 3, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
Why did the king of Nineveh respond so quickly and so forcefully to Yonah's declaration?
As we continue our study of Sefer Yonah, we note the many peculiarities of the narrative in chapter 3. In only 10 verses, it tells us of Yonah's immensely successful prophetic mission to Nineveh, where his simple cry elicits immediate fasting, mourning and (apparently) heartfelt repentance on the part of the Ninevites. We note the striking parallels between the first narrative - on the boat - and this one and how in each case, the foreign audience…
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