JONAH
“pigeon”.
(a) Israelite prophet. Son of Amitai, of Gath-hepher. He prophesied before the end of Jeroboam II’s reign that Israel would regain its borders from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of Arabah (2 Kings 14:25; Jon. 1:1). (See JONAH [BOOK OF].)
(b) Father of Simon Peter (Mt. 16:17; Jn. 1:42; 21:15).