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Matthew 12:40 (RSV)

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⁴⁰ For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 40) How many nights was Jesus in the grave? The Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth

Definition(s):
Jonah (Joh-na): or Jonas, a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer