Bible Characters & Character Studies
Jonas
First appears at Matthew 12:39
First named in Scripture at Matthew 12:39 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(l.) Greek form of Jonah (Matthew 12:39, 40, 41, etc.). (2.) The father of the apostles Peter (John 21:15-17) and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, “John,” instead of Jonas.