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Jonah Historically Regarded

           AnotherreasonwhichSag-Harbor(hewentbythatname)urgedforhiswantoffaithinthismatteroftheprophet,wassomethingobscurelyinreferencetohisincarceratedbodyandthewhale’sgastricjuices.Butthisobjectionlikewisefallstotheground,becauseaGermanexegetistsupposesthatJonahmusthavetakenrefugeinthefloatingbodyofadeadwhaleevenastheFrenchsoldiersintheRussiancampaignturnedtheirdeadhorsesintotents,andcrawledintothem.Besides,ithasbeendivinedbyothercontinentalcommentators,thatwhenJonahwasthrownoverboardfromtheJoppaship,hestraightwayeffectedhisescapetoanothervesselnearby,somevesselwithawhaleforafigure-head;and,Iwouldadd,possiblycalled"TheWhale,"assomecraftarenowadayschristenedthe"Shark,"the"Gull,"the"Eagle."NorhavetherebeenwantinglearnedexegetistswhohaveopinedthatthewhalementionedinthebookofJonahmerelymeantalife-preserveraninflatedbagofwindwhichtheendangeredprophetswamto,andsowassavedfromawaterydoom.PoorSag-Harbor,therefore,seemsworstedallround.Buthehadstillanotherreasonforhiswantoffaith.Itwasthis,ifIrememberright:JonahwasswallowedbythewhaleintheMediterraneanSea,andafterthreedays’hewasvomitedupsomewherewithinthreedays’journeyofNineveh,acityontheTigris,verymuchmorethanthreedays’journeyacrossfromthenearestpointoftheMediterraneancoast

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