• 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.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Jonas'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/jonas.html. 1897.