Bible Trivia Question

What did the sailors do to increase their chances of survival?


Dropped anchor
Lower the sails
Threw the cargo overboard
Turned the ship away from the storm

Threw the cargo overboard

Jonah 1:5 - This shows just how worried the sailors were to resort to throwing the cargo overboard.

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