Bible Person

Amittai

Meaning: true; fearing · Male · 2 cross references

Amittai is the father of Jonah the prophet and appears through that relationship in Kings and Jonah. He belongs to the family background of one of the Old Testament's most distinctive prophetic voices. First appears in 2 Kgs 14:25.1

AI summary: Amittai matters because the cross references place his name alongside Jonah in both historical and prophetic contexts, helping identify the prophet within Israel's wider memory. Though Amittai himself is not narratively developed, his preserved name gives rootedness to Jonah's ministry. Taken together, the material presents Amittai as the paternal source through which Jonah is historically identified.1

Central Figure

Amittai

Meaning: true; fearing

True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1).