Person Old Testament
Amittai
Amittai was the father of Jonah, the prophet from Gath-hepher. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Kings 14:25.
Why it matters. Father of the prophet Jonah
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- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Amittai
Amittai was the father of the prophet Jonah, who was from Gath-hepher in the region of Zebulun. Jonah, the son of Amittai, prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel. He predicted that Jeroboam would restore the border of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, which came to pass according to the word of the Lord.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.