Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Jonah 1:3

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to flee: Jon 4:2; Exo 4:13, Exo 4:14; Kg1 19:3, Kg1 19:9; Jer 20:7-9; Eze 3:14; Luk 9:62; Act 15:38, Act 26:19; Co1 9:16 from: Gen 3:8, Gen 4:16; Job 1:12, Job 2:7; Psa 139:7-12; Th2 1:9 Joppa: Jos 19:46; Ch2 2:16; Act 9:36 Tarshish: As Jonah embarked at Joppa, a seaport on the Mediterranean, it was probably either Tarsus in Cilicia, or rather Tartessus in Spain, to which he intended to flee. When we reflect how such a message would be received in the streets of London at this day, we shall not wonder at the prophet's reluctance to announce the destruction of the proud and idolatrous Nineveh. Isa 2:16, Isa 23:1, Isa 23:6, Isa 23:10, Isa 60:9; Eze 27:12 Jonah 1:4

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