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Amittai

American  
[uh-mit-ahy] / əˈmɪt aɪ /
Douay Bible, Amathi

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the father of Jonah.


Etymology

Origin of Amittai

From Hebrew Amittai “My truth”

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His survivors include their son, Amittai; their daughter, Edna Pressler; and his partner since 2016, Annabelle Weidenfeld.

From New York Times May 6, 2023

Even supposing that we do manage to discover some pitfalls in time, and act prudently to avoid them – Jonamine Bat Amittai: And we have already.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2012

The book in which it is related was, of course, not written by Jonah, the son of Amittai, of whom we read in 2 Kings xiv.

From The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism by Foote, G. W. (George William)

"The word of the Lord came unto Jonah, the son of Amittai, saying, Arise go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it: for their wickedness is come up before me."

From The Testimony of the Bible Concerning the Assumptions of Destructive Criticism by Wishard, S. E.

Around the tradition of Jonah, the son of Amittai, a prophet of whom we know nothing in other writings, some forgotten author has woven a story, to point a lofty moral.

From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by Newton, R. Heber

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