Jonah And The Eclipse In Ancient Nineveh
A solar eclipse known as the Bur-Sagale eclipse took place on 15 June 763 BCE, passing over the Assyrian capital city of Nineveh in the middle of the reign of Jeroboam. According to 2 Kings 14:25, the prophet Jonah lived and prophesied in Jeroboam’s reign.
Based on his research, the biblical scholar Donald Wiseman concludes that the eclipse occurred around the time Jonah arrived in Nineveh and urged the people to repent.
It’s interesting to note that there will be two Ninevehs on the line of totality during the 2024 eclipse in Ohio and Indiana.
On that day I will make the Sun set at noon and in broad daylight, the Earth will be dark—Amos, 8:9
