Bible Trivia Question

Which city did Jonah attempt to flee to instead?


Tarshish
Joppa
Bethlehem
Nineveh

Tarshish

Jonah 1:3 - Tarshish was the opposite direction from Nineveh, showing that he was physically and spiritually going in completely the wrong direction.

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