2009-09-09T11:57:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/whale/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jonah%201:17&version=NIV 2009-09-09T11:57:30-05:00 We read in the first chapter of Jonah that he was swallowed by a big fish after being thrown overboard. Traditionally, the fish is believed to have been a whale. Jonah lived inside of it for three days and nights.