Amittai

Amittai is identified in the Bible as the father of Jonah, the person named when the word of the LORD came to Jonah in Jonah 1:1. Amittai is named in at least 2 verses across 2 books: 2 Kings and Jonah. In 2 Kings 14:25, his name occurs in Jonah’s identification within a statement about the restoration of Israel’s territory according to the word of the LORD. These references connect Amittai with Jonah.