Which Tribe Was Jonah from?

Which Tribe Was Jonah from?

And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more. And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. The Quran never mentions Jonah's father, but Muslim tradition teaches that Jonah was from the tribe of Benjamin and that his father was Amittai.

Was Jonah from Judah?

To set the historical context, remember that the kingdom of Israel split in the time of Rehoboam, son of Solomon. Rehoboam remained king of what was called the Southern Kingdom, or Judah, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, as well as the Levites. ... Jonah lived among the people of the Northern Kingdom.

Was Jonah from the tribe of Zebulun?

Jonah. ... "The prophet Jonah was a member of the Tribe of Zebulun (1 Kings 14:15)."

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