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Ezekiel

A priest-prophet among the exiles in Babylon, given visions of God's glory and the valley of dry bones.

Role: Prophet

Lived: c. 6th century BC

Belonged to: Prophets, Tribe of Levi

Tribe/lineage: Levi

Born: Babylon

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1 Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1

Origin & birthplace

BibleA priest-prophet among the Judean exiles by the river Chebar in Babylon.

Ezekiel 1:1–3

↳ Babylon

Death & legacy

ScholarlyA shrine at Kifl in Iraq has been revered as the Tomb of Ezekiel by Jews and Muslims for centuries.

Al-Kifl shrine tradition

Where in scripture

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:3 Ezekiel 1:28 Ezekiel 24:24 Ezekiel 37:4

Family

In their own words — 4 recorded sayings

“Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying, Say to the people of Israel, The Lord has said, See, I will make my holy place unclean, the pride of your strength, the pleasure of your eyes, and the desire of your soul; and your sons and daughters, who did not come with you here, will be put to the sword.” — Ezekiel 24:20-21

“These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, O Zidon; and I will get glory for myself in you: and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I send my punishments on her, and I will be seen to be holy in her.” — Ezekiel 28:22

“And you, son of man, be a prophet about the mountains of Israel, and say, You mountains of Israel, give ear to the word of the Lord: This is what the Lord has said: Because your hater has said against you, Aha! and, The old waste places are our heritage, we have taken them:” — Ezekiel 36:1-2

“And he said to me, Son of man, is it possible for these bones to come to life? And I made answer, and said, It is for you to say, O Lord.” — Ezekiel 37:3

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).