Because of two different words used in this book, Rashi argues that one character is a pregnant female brought in to make a man uncomfortable and pray.
Because of two different words used in this book, Rashi argues that one character is a pregnant female brought in to make a man uncomfortable and pray. The psalm of praise in this book's second chapter is accepted to be a later addition to the source material. Its reference to "a hundred and twenty thousand people who do not know their right hand from their left" may be an insult to a certain city's population. Jerome's translation of this book notably opts for the word "ivy" in place of the usual "gourd" for the quickly sprouting plant of the final chapter, which is eaten by a worm sent by God. The title character wants to go to Tarshish to avoid going to Nineveh. For 10 points, what Old Testament book is about a prophet who is swallowed by a "great fish"?
Because of two different words used in this book, Rashi argues that one character is a pregnant female brought in to make a man uncomfortable and pray.
Jonah [or Yonah]