But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid its fare, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
All Commentaries on Jonah 1:3 Go To Jonah 1
Haimo of Auxerre
AD 865
Jonah, therefore, coming from the mountainous country of Judea to the sea coast and the plains, is rightly said to have went down.