Jonah (Jona), Father of Simon Peter

Jonah, also written Jona, is identified as the father of Simon Peter in the Bible. He is named in at least 1 verse, all within Matthew. In Matthew 16:17, Jesus addresses Simon as “Simon Bar-Jona” and says that “flesh and blood has not revealed this to you,” adding that Jesus’ Father in heaven has revealed it. The supplied passage gives no further information about Jonah himself.