'First' in the Bible

Jonah set out on the first day of his walk in the city and proclaimed, “In 40 days Nineveh will be demolished!”

He prayed to the Lord: “Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled toward Tarshish in the first place. I knew that You are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to become angry, rich in faithful love, and One who relents from sending disaster.