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title: Jonah & the Fish
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7834/jonah--the-fish/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Jonah & the Fish

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Jonah & the Fish](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7834.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7834.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 3rd century CE [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) sarcophagus depicting the prophet Jonah about to be swallowed by a [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) fish, a story recounted in the [Old Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/Old_Testament/)'s [Book of Jonah](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1170/the-book-of-jonah/). (Vatican Museums, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2018, January 08). Jonah & the Fish. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7834/jonah--the-fish/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Jonah & the Fish." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 08, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7834/jonah--the-fish/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Jonah & the Fish." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7834/jonah--the-fish/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fronte_del_sarcofago_di_giona,_280-300_dc.,_da_necropoli_vaticana_02.JPG) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fronte_del_sarcofago_di_giona,_280-300_dc.,_da_necropoli_vaticana_02.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.