<P> Although the word `` whale '' is often used in English versions of the Jonah story , the Hebrew text actually uses the phrase dag gadol , which means `` giant fish '' . In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , the species of the fish that swallowed Jonah was the subject of speculation for naturalists , who interpreted the story as an account of a historical incident . Some modern scholars of folklore have noted similarities between Jonah and other legendary figures , such as Gilgamesh and the Greek hero Jason . </P>
<P> Although the word `` whale '' is often used in English versions of the Jonah story , the Hebrew text actually uses the phrase dag gadol , which means `` giant fish '' . In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , the species of the fish that swallowed Jonah was the subject of speculation for naturalists , who interpreted the story as an account of a historical incident . Some modern scholars of folklore have noted similarities between Jonah and other legendary figures , such as Gilgamesh and the Greek hero Jason . </P>
in the bible who got swallowed by a whale
in the bible who got swallowed by a whale
Jonah
Jonah