Jonah and the Whale
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. LORD
A. Bad weather with strong wind and rain
2. JONAH
B. A very large person
3. NINEVEH
C. From on board a vessel into the water
4. BOAT
D. Small vessel that floats on water
5. STORM
E. A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
6. RUNNING
F. To refuse to go along with
7. OVERBOARD
G. An ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part
8. FISH
H. Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering
9. WHALE
I. Title for a master or for God
10. BELLY
J. Scaly swimmer that breathes through gills
11. PRAY
K. Moving fast on foot
12. SPIT
L. To address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
13. PREACHED
M. To deliver a sermon
14. MERCY
N. The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
15. DISOBEYED
O. A book in the Old Testament that tells the story of ___ and the whale