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The Repentance of Nineveh

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The repentance of the people of Nineveh was sincere and worthy of emulation.

Sources:Bavli TaanitTaanit 16aAbout the Bavli, RadakYonah 3:5-10About R. David Kimchi, Ibn EzraYonah First Commentary 3:6Yonah First Commentary 3:10About R. Avraham ibn Ezra, Rof BeaugencyYonah 4About R. Eliezer of Beaugency, Hoil Moshe

Partial

The people of Nineveh did not repent fully.

Sources:R. Yochanan in Yerushalmi TaanitTaanit 2:1About the Yerushalmi, Abarbanel, Malbim

Temporary

Though the people repented sincerely, their penitence was short-lived.

Sources:Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer 43, Yalkut ShimoniYonah 3About Yalkut Shimoni