Jonah - The Fish

The Fish

Interpretations of the "fish" fall into these general categories:

  1. A big fish or whale (of unspecified species) did indeed swallow Jonah.
  2. A special creation (not any fish we know of) of God accomplished the act.
  3. There was no fish: the story is an allegory, the fish is a literary device in the story, the story is a vision or a dream etc.
  4. The originators of the story did indeed intend for the story to be taken literally.

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