Matthew 12:39

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But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

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Galilee and the Travels of JesusPalestine tracing the travels of Jesus, including Galilee and the Sea of Galilee region.

The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Nineveh was the great Assyrian city where Jonah’s preaching led Gentiles to repent, while “the South” refers to the queen of Sheba, likely from Arabia, who came to hear Solomon’s wisdom. Jesus invokes both as witnesses against those rejecting his greater revelation.

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Matthew 12:39 mentions Nineveh and South.

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