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who was in the belly of a whale?

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Jonah of course
 
It was a fish, and fish drink IPA.

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who was in the belly of a whale?​


No one. According to the Bible, Jonah was swallowed by a "great fish" and whales are not fish.
 
eman623 said:

who was in the belly of a whale?​


No one. According to the Bible, Jonah was swallowed by a "great fish" and whales are not fish.
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I know
 
What sort of sea creature could possibly have swallowed Jonah?

A favorite contention in the past was that no sea creature could swallow a man. But this argument is not valid. The sperm whale, having a mammoth square-shaped head that constitutes about one third of its length, is fully capable of swallowing a man whole. (Walker’s Mammals of the World, revised by R. Nowak and J. Paradiso, 1983, Vol. II, p. 901) Interestingly, there is evidence that the seaport of Joppa anciently was a headquarters for whalers. On the other hand, it is possible that the great white shark was the fish that swallowed Jonah. One of these that was caught in 1939 contained two whole 2-m-long (6 ft) sharks in its stomach—each about the size of a man. And the great white sharks have roamed all the seas, including the Mediterranean. (Australian Zoological Handbook, The Fishes of Australia, by G. P. Whitley, Sydney, 1940, Part 1—The Sharks, p. 125; The Natural History of Sharks, by R. H. Backus and T. H. Lineaweaver III, 1970, pp. 111, 113) It should be noted, however, that the Bible simply states: “Jehovah appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah,” the kind of fish not being specified. (Jon 1:17) So it cannot be determined just what “fish” might have been involved. In fact, man’s knowledge of the creatures inhabiting the seas and oceans is rather incomplete. Noted the magazine Scientific American (September 1969, p. 162): “As it has in the past, further exploration of the abyssal realm will undoubtedly reveal undescribed creatures including members of groups thought long extinct.”
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002504
 
No one since the bible claims it was a 'great fish'.
A whale is not a fish and since some believe the bible to be the flawless word of a god it seems clear that no one was swallowed by a whale.
 
Daisy said:
What sort of sea creature could possibly have swallowed Jonah?

A favorite contention in the past was that no sea creature could swallow a man. But this argument is not valid. The sperm whale, having a mammoth square-shaped head that constitutes about one third of its length, is fully capable of swallowing a man whole. (Walker’s Mammals of the World, revised by R. Nowak and J. Paradiso, 1983, Vol. II, p. 901) Interestingly, there is evidence that the seaport of Joppa anciently was a headquarters for whalers. On the other hand, it is possible that the great white shark was the fish that swallowed Jonah. One of these that was caught in 1939 contained two whole 2-m-long (6 ft) sharks in its stomach—each about the size of a man. And the great white sharks have roamed all the seas, including the Mediterranean. (Australian Zoological Handbook, The Fishes of Australia, by G. P. Whitley, Sydney, 1940, Part 1—The Sharks, p. 125; The Natural History of Sharks, by R. H. Backus and T. H. Lineaweaver III, 1970, pp. 111, 113) It should be noted, however, that the Bible simply states: “Jehovah appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah,” the kind of fish not being specified. (Jon 1:17) So it cannot be determined just what “fish” might have been involved. In fact, man’s knowledge of the creatures inhabiting the seas and oceans is rather incomplete. Noted the magazine Scientific American (September 1969, p. 162): “As it has in the past, further exploration of the abyssal realm will undoubtedly reveal undescribed creatures including members of groups thought long extinct.”
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200002504
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The blue whale is the largest whale in the world. While a human can fit in its maw, it's esophagus is too small to swallow a human whole, never mind actually surviving the process. A sperm whale does not feed on humans, as it dives too deep for humans to swim. I already debunked the idea of whales or fish swallowing humans whole in my article, "The fallacy of biblical stories: Jonah & the whale." A story is all it is.
 
Gordy327 said:
The blue whale is the largest whale in the world. While a human can fit in its maw, it's esophagus is too small to swallow a human whole, never mind actually surviving the process. A sperm whale does not feed on humans, as it dives too deep for humans to swim. I already debunked the idea of whales or fish swallowing humans whole in my article, "The fallacy of biblical stories: Jonah & the whale." A story is all it is.
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Daisy said:
So it cannot be determined just what “fish” might have been involved. In fact, man’s knowledge of the creatures inhabiting the seas and oceans is rather incomplete. Noted the magazine Scientific American (September 1969, p. 162): “As it has in the past, further exploration of the abyssal realm will undoubtedly reveal undescribed creatures including members of groups thought long extinct.”
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The whale shark is the largest fish in the world. While it is possible it can fit a whole human in its mouth, it's esophagus is only several inches in diameter. Too small to swallow said human.
 
Gordy327 said:
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world. While it is possible it can fit a whole human in its mouth, it's esophagus is only several inches in diameter. Too small to swallow said human.
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Daisy said:
So it cannot be determined just what “fish” might have been involved. In fact, man’s knowledge of the creatures inhabiting the seas and oceans is rather incomplete. Noted the magazine Scientific American (September 1969, p. 162): “As it has in the past, further exploration of the abyssal realm will undoubtedly reveal undescribed creatures including members of groups thought long extinct.”
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Was it a fish or a whale? We know the biggest species of each. Neither can swallow a human. Much less a human survive in a fish/whale's digestive system. The whole story is absurd and scientifically impossible.
 
eman623 said:

who was in the belly of a whale?​


No one. According to the Bible, Jonah was swallowed by a "great fish" and whales are not fish.
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That is not accurate at all. The whale was only classified as a mammal in the 17th century. Despite their habit of respiring air, whales and other large creatures of the sea remained a mysterious fish for ancient writers. It was not until the 18th century that scientists began to systematically investigate how to classify the animal kingdom.
 
soylentgreen said:
That is not accurate at all. The whale was only classified as a mammal in the 17th century. Despite their habit of respiring air, whales and other large creatures of the sea remained a mysterious fish for ancient writers. It was not until the 18th century that scientists began to systematically investigate how to classify the animal kingdom.
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That is not accurate at all. Hebrew has a word for whale.

The word "tan" which means variously whale, dragon or sea serpent occurs in the bible.

But Jonah was not swallowed by a tan. He was swallowed by a leviathan. Which is translated as "great fish."
 
eman623 said:
That is not accurate at all. Hebrew has a word for whale.

The word "tan" which means variously whale, dragon or sea serpent occurs in the bible.

But Jonah was not swallowed by a tan. He was swallowed by a leviathan. Which is translated as "great fish."
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The hebrews have a word is hardly significant as a word is not a scientific classification. Despite their habit of respiring air, whales and other large creatures of the sea remained a mysterious fish for ancient writers. It was not until the 18th century that scientists began to systematically investigate how to classify the animal kingdom.
 
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Daisy said:
No, we don't...in spite of what you think, humans are not omniscient...only God is...
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Specify precisely where I said humans are omniscient Daisy! Oh right, I didn't. You're simply trying to put words in my mouth!
Was it a fish or a whale Daisy?
 
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