• HISTORY & CULTURE

See the story of Jonah and the whale like never before

A 1600-year-old mosaic discovered in Israel tells the biblical story of the big fish in dazzling detail.

ByAnn R. Williams
Photographs byOded Balilty
March 18, 2024

Related Topics

  • BIBLE
  • ART HISTORY
  • TEMPLES
  • WHALES
  • ARTS
  • ANCIENT HISTORY
  • VISUAL ARTS

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