Structure – Sefer Yonah

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I. The First Mission (Chapters 1-2)
II. The Second Mission (Chapters 3-4)

This division is supported by the following factors:

Content – Chapters 1-2 speak of Yonah's flight from God, leading to his near destruction at sea.
Location – The first two chapters take place at sea, while the last two take place on land, in and around Nineveh.
Characters – While Yonah and the sailors are the main characters of the first unit, Yonah and the people of Nineveh are the focus of the second.
Literary devices – This division is supported by several literary markers as well:

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