Bible Trivia Question

How did the sailors discover Jonah was responsible for the storm?


Jonah confessed
Flipped a coin
Cast lots
God told them in a vision

Cast lots

Jonah 1:7 - An ancient method to supposedly find out the mind of a god - in this case the true God directed the lot to fall upon Jonah.

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