Amittai

Amittai in the Topics

True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kgs 14:25; Jonah 1:1).

Named in the Bible

2 verses

  • 2 Kings 14:25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.
  • Jonah 1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.