If Jonah was traveling in the belly of a fish for 3 days, which sea was it?

 The biblical story of Jonah and the whale is found in the Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the Quran. The story mentions that Jonah was swallowed by a large fish after attempting to escape from God's command to prophesy to the city of Nineveh.

However, the text does not specify the sea in which this event occurred. The Book of Jonah simply states that Jonah tried to flee to Tarshish, a location that is not definitively identified. The Bible mentions the sea in a general sense rather than naming a specific body of water.

Some interpreters and scholars suggest that the Mediterranean Sea could be a possible location for the events described in the Book of Jonah, as Tarshish is often associated with a location in the western Mediterranean. Nevertheless, the biblical text itself does not provide precise geographical details regarding the sea where Jonah encountered the large fish. The focus of the story is more on the themes of obedience, repentance, and divine mercy rather than providing specific geographical information.