WAEC Christian Religious Studies 1995 Question 9

Question 9

God's Divine Love

Then Jonah cried to the Lord from the belly of Sheol………. Sheol here implies the

  1. A.region of darkness and death
  2. B.tempestuous sea
  3. C.holy temple of the Lord
  4. D.deep sea
  5. E.belly of the fish
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Answer: E (belly of the fish)

Explanation

Jonah prayed from the belly of the fish (Jonah 2:1); calling it "the belly of Sheol" (2:2) describes the fish's belly as a place like death.