<p>How about Jonah? He ran away from doing “the will of God” by taking a boat out to sea. God made a great fish (whale?) swallow Jonah, where he stayed until he promised God he’d what he was told. Character flaw? He was disobedient. Rebellious perhaps. In any case, Jonah is currently a fairly popular name for newborns nowadays. My niece named her son (now two) Jonah. I rather like the sound of it.</p>