Fol. 357v, Jonah, historiated initial E, Jonah swallowed by the whale, a walled city above

Fol. 357v, Jonah, historiated initial E, Jonah swallowed by the whale, a walled city above

c. 1275–1300 · Southern France, Toulouse(?), 13th century

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¶ Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow vp Ionah, and Ionah was in the belly of the fish three dayes, and three nights.
JONAH 1:17 · KJV 1611 · READ THE CHAPTER

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