What Kind Of Fish Swallowed Jonah? How Did He Survive? - Swallowed By A Whale - Science Documentary

The Biblical story of Jonah describes a man being swallowed by a whale, and surviving inside the stomach for 3 days and 3 nights. But the description of the animal doesn’t match what we know today as a whale. Is is possible for a man to survive inside an animals stomach for that long? And what was the animal that swallowed Jonah?
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[@Alex-Trejo]

The fish could've been any species. It just had to be big enough to swallow Jonah. This video is overlooking God's role in making it possible that Jonah survive inside the big fish. If God can make three men survive in a fiery furnace, he can surely make Jonah survive three days & three nights in the belly of a huge fish.

[@notsnake5671]

so god has the power to change events in the world but never does anything about actual problems in the world

[@Alex-Trejo]

@@notsnake5671 He does what he wants, when he wants, according to his plan.

[@Kurt_Yorke]

​@@notsnake5671he has his own plan and he wants to put challenges because it will be too good for humans if there aren't

[@sonyawhaley739]

Amen 💯 facts

[@oldyeller6518]

Sorry guys, the story is absolutely true exactly as it is written

[@harlenqueen]

Amen an Amen

[@TJ-ov1nr]

You must be a pro at mental gymnastics to think that is true. You should test it out ASAP.

[@rodneyjohnson4056]

You are exactly right it says in the Bible With God all things are possible

[@TJ-ov1nr]

@@celiawinkle83 please educate me who else has this happened to?

[@rodneyjohnson4056]

@@celiawinkle83 amen and God bless you my friend

[@snoopy1390]

While researching this further I found some theories that seem to make very solid sense that Jonah did indeed die in the belly of the "fish" (whatever creature it may be), and then that God revived him after the fish spat him up. Then later in the Bible it showed that Jesus compared his own death & resurrection to "the sign of Jonah" and that "like Jonah" he would spend 3 days in Sheol (the resting place in which souls waited/slept after death before final judgment day). Was very very interesting and made alot of sense with the parallel comparisons to Jesus later talking about his own death & resurrection.

[@hawkeman007]

You got it.

[@anthonyjohn9000]

That's a man made story that makes no sense. Totally fake.

[@greysuit17]

Some large fish and whales have multiple stomach chambers, the theory is there’s enough oxygen in the first chamber for someone to survive and it has happened before.

[@mrbwatson8081]

Maybe it’s just a imagined story…?😅

[@Alex-Trejo]

​@@mrbwatson8081Maybe God doesn't have the power to let Jonah survive inside the huge fish? 🤔

[@trevorhammond3708]

I believe God just simply created a new type of giant fish just for jonah. And after fish barft up jonah, God let it Rome the sea for the rest of it's life.

[@MK-sq3vc]

Read about “ the bloop “

[@spc1689]

I am glad you are saying, let it be a miracle, I can respect that one. Everyone else who tries to explain it away is really reaching.

[@Aces77777]

It is not possible to survive in any whale, however God can make anything possible even stop the Earth from rotating

[@sandeejohnson5571]

The Bible says the earth is in movable so it’s not rolling around!

[@1quality140]

@@sandeejohnson5571 the Bible also said there was a foo with a stick that split the sea

[@TheGianluman]

@@sandeejohnson5571 the bible is written by people therefore reports the beliefs of those times. But the earth rotates around its axis and revolves around its star, beyond every doubt.

[@TheGianluman]

@@1quality140 it doesn't actually say it in these terms. Theology just wanted to emphasize a natural phenomena...

[@1quality140]

@@TheGianluman that it’s fake

[@joshuamoore24_7]

There is a video showing two kayakers being swallowed by humpback whale in San Obispo Bay California on KZbin and the video was posted a year ago.

[@saulnavarro4730]

They were spit out because they didn't fit down the throat, what don't you get?

[@Rod-bp8ow]

∆ The laws of Nature, The Laws Of Man and the Laws of the Beast and every little thing that creepeth the earth. KJV 1611. ∆ *****IMPORTANT******NON AI Standards of Excellence*****,

[@millicentgordon5427]

interesting either this is true or maybe the fish that god used is somewhere far away as remember 80 percent of the ocean is still unexplored or we could say god made the fish appear for that one task and then dissapeared after

[@KorbynTaylor]

I personally think it was a whale-shark that swallowed Jonah.

[@kimlombard639]

Well, Jonah must have been frightened because he repented, and a few days and nights in the above videos deduction of a 'large fish', being now a constellational "belly of the whale", wouldn't induce fear. Nor would being in a submarine-like vessel, with eyes as windows to see in the sea surrounds and in the abyss, induce Jonah to repent of his sins. Nor would this deep sea vessel cause Jonah to be dying, and be bleached and going blind in one eye, if it was spacious and had a pearl for a light inside. That sounds rather comforting and not harrowing. Jonah suffered from the stomach acids inside the belly of this large fish. Jonah feared for his life. He knew he had disobeyed God, he fleed and was consequently punished by God, who caused/instructed a 'large fish' to swallow him whole. He still would have died, because the scripture says that after he went to hell and repented, then God resurrected him, and he was promptly spat or vomited out on land by this large fish. The large fish needn't have macerated Jonah''s flesh at all, since it was instructed by God to swallow him whole, and thereafter, it was instructed to spit/vomit Jonah out. Every living thing on the earth, in the earth, the air and in the sea obeys God, because God already created these living creatures, as He stated, in the Genesis account.

[@brittanywilliams1590]

This went through my spirit and I was about to speak something like this! Thank you for your input! To me, this is confirms that this Biblical account is true. GOD DOES NOTHING BY ACCIDENT!

[@evangonzalez4971]

Mabye God gave Jonah a temporary immortality in the belly of the "big fish" Jonah didn't die but his body and his clothes were tearing and dissolving due to the acid but also his skin turned pale due to no sunlight for 3 days straight. after the smelly journey the "fish" spat him out.

[@priestesslucy3299]

​@@evangonzalez4971possible. Moses didn't eat *_or drink_* for forty days when he was receiving the ten commandments. *_Twice_* in short succession {we don't know exactly how long he stayed with the 12 tribes but it should be less than a week}

[@chainjail924]

theres also this story in Quran. i wonder the prophet still survived so i came here.

[@NeonGhostWolf2001]

Got me in the first half til the end. Ngl

[@sonyawhaley739]

Me too

[@chainjail924]

theres also this story in Quran. i wonder the prophet still survived so i came here.

[@harveywabbit9541]

This whale is still very much alive and is called the Cetus constellation. Hercules, the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, was another sun-god, identical with Horus, and called the Hero of the Skin, on account of his always being represented as wearing the skin of the Cleonian lion (Leo of July). He performed twelve labours, according to the twelve signs of the zodiac, and descending into hell, dragged Cerberus into the upper world, after which he cast him back again to perdition. He was called 'Solar Light,' and 'Saviour of the World,' and according to the Orphic hymn, brought a cure for all our ills. The sacrifices offered to him were bulls, boars, rams and lambs; and he was said to have been three days in the belly of a whale, and to have feasted on its liver, which he broiled. The liver represented the seat of emotions. Remember Prometheus?

[@richdawggreen4658]

Is it so hard of a task for ya to give the Almighty Creator a shot at creating a fish, just for Jonah?!?! Geeze! He's God!! He can make a 1 time offer huh?! Be careful how you question things ya see ;) He, Jesus also said, to bring up Judas, is that he was raised up for this/that day to betray Him! It would have been good if he had never been born Jesus said of Judas!! One time! He did it once twice He can do it anytime! Ok?! Amen!

[@TtTt-ph2yh]

It could be a Leedsichthys

[@samsonjavati9622]

What kind fish large enough to swallow a human lived in the Mediterranean Sea? The Sperm whale and Blue Whale are native to the Pacific and Indian Ocean and some parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

[@ThorTyrker]

My money is on a submarine

[@TheGianluman]

I have been told about some extra-biblical Hebrew literature concerning Jonah's experience, speaking about a real journey inside that "fish" which Jonah sees and learns many things, and also gives us an interesting indication concerning the fish's eyes that would have been made with a translucent stone that could allow Jonah to see the outside but prevented the look in the opposite direction. This sounds very high-tech from the point of view of people living 3 thousand years ago...

[@josephschmidt1751]

Sounds an awful lot like a submarine to me.

[@gwentomlinson4205]

How can the stars vomit Jonah up on dry ground? Lol. One one God will bring forward a fossil that will confirm His story

[@TheLionFarm]

🐋 Someone survived inside a whale 🐳

[@TheGianluman]

Pinocchio, just to mention one.

[@NeonGhostWolf2001]

6:30 false!!! Ever seen blackfish?! 😂🙄

[@noreensirianni3135]

Any idea of the ancient biblical date this occurred on the Hebrew calendar rather than Gregorian?

[@anthonyjohn9000]

Question doesn't arise because this event did not happened, it's totally man made stories that makes no sense at all. Totally fake ,people who are superstitious will believe it as true .

[@noreensirianni3135]

@@anthonyjohn9000 thank you for your insights . Perhaps it's known as the last day or Elul 30. this September. Peace

[@noreensirianni3135]

@@anthonyjohn9000 also, sadly that's the big lie Satan uses, they keep saying it over and over until the masses were deceived- typology of original sin. Food for thought, thanks and be blessed!

[@charleskelly1887]

Nobody takes this seriously.

[@pineapple_express8747]

Gropper

[@GilObregon-hj6zh]

God could have allowed Jonah to survive inside of a large "fish" or whale -- or, He could have allowed him to survive inside of an angelic submarine (or a seaworthy advanced-technology craft). I vote for the sub/craft. Of course, Jonah would have had no idea that there was such a thing -- thus, in the belly of a "fish".

[@brigthsideafterthestorm5172]

God don't let over think in our generation.. It was a whale. only whale can keep Air for a man. It could be so big it might not existing today. Some kind of a whale with body length or mouth that could keep the human alive while inside.

[@julliannwinston5308]

Nineveh was the capital of the powerful ancient Assyrian empire, located in modern-day northern Iraq Is there a wale in arabian gulf?!🤔

[@Charles-tv6oi]

Whales in bible are also any number of large fish including ones now extinct.. like Noah's ark is mocked by fools , If we didn't see pyramids before our own eyes they'd mock them too. Many still do n say it couldn't have scientifically happened. Yeh, that's what some said when the Christian Right brothers taught us to fly, or the Christian who invented the amazing MRI. Etc. Like these amazing things,the events in Jonah ate also true

[@lizbethtjiandra4296]

In islamic version, jonah swallowed by fish called nun (read : noon) it's not a whale or shark, so you have to find out what is nun fish

[@narminagasimova1952]

Jesus calls it a sea monster.

[@narminagasimova1952]

It means a huge sea animal.

[@danielwelch8600]

That was the wildest conclusion. The story literally documents him getting on a boat and sailing through a storm.

[@julliannwinston5308]

Where did Jonah find a ship going to Tarshish? He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD. Bible Gateway Jonah 1 :: NIV

[@igoelbowdeep1527]

False the orca attacked people at Seaworld 😜🤪😆😆

[@kodrabr12]

Well captive yes not wild orcas

[@tanikaetheridge293]

But uuuuummm.... how do you account for the part that says he was thrown into the ocean?...or for the part that says "the fish vomitted him out onto dry land?" ... boy, BYE!

[@1gumbah]

He didn’t survive he died by drowning and a fish swallowed him and god raised him alive and the fish spit him out on the beach of nivevah

[@julliannwinston5308]

Tarshish is placed on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea by several biblical passages, and more precisely: west of Israel. It is described as a source of various metals: "beaten silver is brought from Tarshish" (Jeremiah 10:9), and the Phoenicians of Tyre brought from there silver, iron, tin and lead (Ezekiel 27:12).

[@stevendubberly8106]

Why do we think he survived? Couldn't he have died and been resurrected? Humans cannot live in fish stomach acid. This would TRULY be the sign of Jonah.

[@Garryzilla]

Well it’s not a fish it’s a whale probably a sperm whale or is it the basilosaurus

[@chesherlfears4061]

I believe that

[@rockchalk9078]

Of course you do

[@georgeelliott42]

The most likely culprit is a whale shark

[@rockchalk9078]

or just a simple whale smh

[@julioquirino2131]

Jonah didn't survive. He died and came back to life as Jesus said

[@TheGianluman]

You should try to put yourself in the shoes of somebody who is trying to explain a device made with a superior technology and of a better knowledge, in a language so undeveloped at such point he didn't have the words to sustain those concepts.

[@AmandaOakley79]

Idk, they definitely knew what metal was. Silver, gold, bronze, & steel for sure, right?

[@TheGianluman]

@@AmandaOakley79 they sure knew. However, while the bible say: _"Now Yahweh had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish."_ In the _Midrash_ it's said that the eyes of the fish were like two windows which let the light come inside (from the outside). According to _Pirkei de-Rabbi Eliezer,_ an aggadic-midrashic work on the Torah containing exegesis and retelling of biblical stories, those windows, i.e. the eyes of the fish, had glasses made of obsidian, a translucent stone that could allow light to enter inside that "chamber". Rabbi Meir (II century) stated _"A pearl was hanging in the innards of the fish and it made light to Jonah and Jonah could see everything that's in the sea and in the abyss."_ It surely was not a fish intended as a living animal. What I'm trying to say is that, introducing these accounts in an advanced framework, Jonah may have experienced a journey inside a technological underwater device. In those times, biblical hebrew language featured more or less 500 root words covering their whole vocabulary of knowledge. How could they describe a submarine of modern days? דָּ֣ג _dāḡ_ which means _"fish"_ from דָּאַג _da'ag_ in the sense of shaking, squirming, i.e. Moving by the vibratory action of the tail. Hebrew _dāḡ_ may have been the most proper term the author could use in order to explain any thing that could move underwater autonomously. With the same method, Native Americans used to call those powerful, steam-belching railroad locomotives as _"Iron Horses"_ because horses were their most familiar means of transport, and that was also the purpose of trains. Now, this is not a matter of faith. If you still need to think Jonah lived three days in the belly of a fish, it's ok. In my opinion there's something much more fascinating that's waiting beyond the comprehension of a narrative that was written in an undeveloped language which hadn't the linguistic tools to support similar concepts. Peace ✌️

[@anthonyjohn9000]

@@TheGianluman no that's a lie, totally man made story that makes no sense at all.

[@TheGianluman]

@@anthonyjohn9000 you're certainly free to have your opinion. I am skeptic, however not a complete denial. I have two reasons that push me to continue to research: many ancient stories from cultures all around the world speak about individuals (later intended by western doctrine as deities) involving somehow a greater knowledge and know-how; secondly, in my opinion the speculation those stories are completely made up is shallow and makes no sense: in the ancient times writings were costly from every point of view, from materal to training scribes. Ancient hebrew authors had better to do than make up stories...but for who, then? How many of them weren't illitterated? There were just few of them who were able to read. What's the purpose for those made up stories? Or think how extraordinary could have been for Sumerian to write on clay tablets... I rather think we may not be truly understanding the real meaning of those words. Hebrew had a limited vocabulary: something like 500 root words covering their whole vocabulary, their whole knowledge. If these "Elohim" had the a technological underwater device, how would you have described it? I should remind you a similar situation: native Americans when they faced the firsts trains few hundreds years ago. They used to call them _iron horses._ No better way to describe something that had no words to be identified. No words because totally out of concept. Peace ✌️

[@romycorporal9756]

some are true . and some are not. means this not a reliable source .

[@talkingmoomoo]

Last part make sense

[@zachdaniels8484]

Amen 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤️ ✨️ 🙏.

[@begula3013]

The earth is 6,000 - 10,000 years old. The megalodon existed alongside man.

[@kryptonite4974]

Many of you think that Jonah was alive inside the fish but no he died and rose again.

[@kervan.s]

🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱.... when will we wake up🤦

[@razorm4527]

The leviathan swallowed him or the bloop

[@paul123456794]

Right it's never known the fish. It

[@alexkalfsbeek4371]

The map they show is a flath earth map.😂

[@Genesis23232]

i think its megalodon

[@BatKraken742]

It was the Bloop.

[@KorbynTaylor]

I mostly think it was a Whale shark.

[@harveywabbit9541]

This whale is still very much alive and is called the Cetus constellation. Hercules, the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, was another sun-god, identical with Horus, and called the Hero of the Skin, on account of his always being represented as wearing the skin of the Cleonian lion (Leo of July). He performed twelve labours, according to the twelve signs of the zodiac, and descending into hell, dragged Cerberus into the upper world, after which he cast him back again to perdition. He was called 'Solar Light,' and 'Saviour of the World,' and according to the Orphic hymn, brought a cure for all our ills. The sacrifices offered to him were bulls, boars, rams and lambs; and he was said to have been three days in the belly of a whale, and to have feasted on its liver, which he broiled. The liver represented the seat of emotions. Remember Prometheus?

[@sagesarabia5053]

2:35 how does the original writer of the book of Jonah know that Jonah begged God for forgiveness for 3 days and 3 nights? Only way is if Jonah told him. And If he didn’t tell him then that means that part is made up. Which the means the story of Jonah isn’t real. And Pretty sure the book of Jonah isnt written by Jonah because the story refers to Jonah in the 3rd person. For example the book uses the words.. “He begged God…” I’m fascinated by the Bible and Christianity but I just can’t believe that it’s true. So hard to believe.

[@RomansChap8]

The Bible was written by inspiration of the One True God through man. The writer didn't need any information from Jonah. If you think this is hard to believe then what do you believe? That nothing created something? And that, that 'something' is so meticulously organized and structured that it somehow made life over millions and billions of years? It takes more faith to believe the lies that are fed to us constantly than the actual reality and history of the world.

[@sagesarabia5053]

@@RomansChap8 you cannot believe something and know it at the same time. You can only believe in what you don’t know.

[@elibonham4388]

At 8 years old all of these bible stories never really made sense I havent see god turn anyone into salt lately like

[@leedement7871]

It wasn't a "Fish". Most likely an Alien Craft. A USO.

[@TheGianluman]

That's what can be speculated by analyzing some hebrew extra biblic literature, in which it's said that in his journey Jonah had seen and learned many things and, curiously, it's said that the eyes of the "fish" were made of a translucent stone that could allow Jonah to see outside while prevent to be seen from outside. That's quite interesting...

[@Jay-wk9xj]

Is this a joke? Unsubbed.

[@Theseth-pr3nc]

Cope

[@LuminesBreezer--]

Believe me. I watched a few minutes in and just called it quits.

[@Raulski78]

No one hundred million years ago you mean a few thousand years ago earth is only about 6000 years old

[@gerardoserrano9437]

So he probably floating in the ocean for three days and three nights under that constellation until eventually the waves washed him ashore

[@jeffclarkofclarklesparkle3103]

The stories in the bible are meant to be metaphors, it even says so in the bible. If you turn away from what you know is your path, you will be swallowed by emotions and darkness, which will eventually lead most back to their path anyways. So the less you resist, with love, the quicker you will get to where you need to be.

[@leedement7871]

There's Two layers to the Jonah story. One The "Three days in it" to match up the Resurrection Tail. The Other is the "Guilt Offering". That is you Sacrifice another. To pay your sin dept.

[@therevolutionwillnotbeyoutubed]

Where does it say the metaphor thing in the Bible? I'm curious and would like to know.

[@Che-jn9oi]

Lol sure thing

[@my2cents49]

@@therevolutionwillnotbeyoutubed Jewish tradition has always seen large portions of the Bible as allegorical with a bit of history mixed in. Especially the first few chapters. Genesis, for example, is pretty much only taken literally by Christians who weren't taught how to read the Bible properly. Heck there are even some rabbinical discussions about the days of creation spanning thousands to billions of years. WAY, WAY before Darwin ever thought of it (he may have gotten the idea from Jews actually but there's no way to know).

[@jimmypenrose1401]

What kind of fish swallowed Jonah? None that wouldn't have thoroughly chewed him into ground beef before swallowing - plus neither fish nor cetacean typically carry a multi-day supply of fresh air in their gullet since they swallow what they eat WITH sea water. How did he survive? Kinda of a silly question; He obviously didn't exist in the first place. He's a fictional character from a fictional book.

[@666mojo999]

So you don't believe in the Wholly Babble???

[@jimmypenrose1401]

​@@666mojo999 Not after the mushrooms wear off.

[@thomasweatherford5125]

Well said Jimmy. Religion is rubbish and the biggest scam this world has ever seen.

[@ammonlolo1887]

@@thomasweatherford5125 welp I guess thats your opinion 🤷

[@thomasweatherford5125]

@@ammonlolo1887 not opinion; fact.

[@jdpopayan9140]

Documentaries trying to explain imaginary events... that's dumb taken to a whole other level..

[@Theseth-pr3nc]

Prove to me it’s imaginary

[@TheLionFarm]

@@Theseth-pr3nc ikr

[@jerrystaana3891]

@@Theseth-pr3nc scientifically there's no way to live 3 days and nights inside whale's belly so if the story is true it may be an alien underwater vehicle 😆

[@Theseth-pr3nc]

@@jerrystaana3891 Scientifically 🤓 can’t apply to God, if God wants to do something that disobeys science then he can. He created science. He can manipulate it.

[@memoo2133]

@@Theseth-pr3nc How about prove to us that it is not imaginary? Scientifically?

[@smoocher]

I started watching this thinking surely it was a joke. Apparently not. So sad.