The Book of Jonah is a popular section of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The story revolves around a prophet named Jonah who is sent by God to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh, but he initially resists the mission. Instead, he boards a ship to Tarshish, which is later hit by a storm. The sailors throw him overboard, and he is swallowed by a large fish. After three days and nights, Jonah is spit out on land and goes to Nineveh to preach. Synonyms for the Book of Jonah include the Book of the Prophet Jonah, the Jonah narrative, and the story of Jonah and the whale.