Jonah 1:3

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But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of Yahweh.

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The Assyrian EmpireThe extent of the Assyrian Empire that conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.

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Joppa was a Mediterranean port in Israel’s coastal region, where Jonah found a ship bound for Tarshish. Nineveh was the major Assyrian city to the northeast; Jonah’s attempt to sail westward from Joppa vividly displays his refusal to carry God’s message to Nineveh.

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Jonah 1:3 mentions Joppa and Nineveh.

Photo of Nineveh — Nineveh · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)