Mary of Esdraelon
Galilean from the Esdraelon Plain, married to one of the peasants of Doras the Pharisee. This daughter of the former steward of the cruel Doras cares for Jonah, whipped to death and exhausted from labor.[1]
Perhaps she saw her father suffer a similar fate. In any case, she found in Jonah, who had great affection for her because of her name, a substitute father.
Her name
In Hebrew Miryam (Myriam – Mirîam). This common name can mean bitterness or "she who is elevated," "Prophetess" or the feminine of "Lord" – Historical reference: the sister of Aaron.