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Jonah and the Fish

The story of Jonah and the fish is one of the most interesting stories of the Bible. Some call it a legend, others say it is the truth but the answers still remain: Was Jonah really swallowed by a fish? And if it’s so, which type of a fish swallowed him? “וַיְמַן יְהוָה דָּג גָּדוֹל, [...]

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What The Lord showed Jonah in the belly of the fish?

We all know the famous story about Jonah, the prophet who escaped from God. Jonah didn’t do the commandment of The Lord, he decided to run away, quickly, sure that the sea will be a shelter for him. But, the end is known for all of us, Jonah found himself at the belly of the [...]

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Leviathan

“  זֶה, הַיָּם גָּדוֹל–    וּרְחַב יָדָיִם:שָׁם-רֶמֶשׂ, וְאֵין מִסְפָּר;    חַיּוֹת קְטַנּוֹת, עִם-גְּדֹלוֹת.  שָׁם, אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן;    לִוְיָתָן, זֶה-יָצַרְתָּ לְשַׂחֶק-בּוֹ.” “Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living Thou hast formed to sport therein.” Psalms 104:25-26 Leviathan (in Hebrew “whale”) is a large sea monster referred to in the Bible. Leviathan is also known as [...]

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