Jaffa

September 7. 2019 - Begin by driving to the old port of JAFFA, an atmospheric town, where Jonah set sail before he was swallowed by the whale.

Jaffa, Jonah, and the Whale

Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah.

Called on by God, Jonah is instructed to go to Nineveh and urge the people to repent their wicked ways.

Instead of going up to Nineveh, Jonah goes down to Jaffa and purchases a one-way off-peak ticket to Tarshish. He boards the ship, at which point things go from bad to worse; a hurricane comes, the storm intensifies, the ship is about to capsize and the sailors pray — each to his own God. 

Jonah was swallowed up into the belly of the whale. Once inside the fish, Jonah realizes his error and repents for being so impetuous.

Bible passage: Jon 1:1-2:1-2.11

Background is the St. Peter Church.

Orange tree hanging above the ground.

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